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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Portage public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Self-storage facility screening and neighborhood impacts on Shuring Road
A new self-storage facility will replace a house and outbuildings on Shuring Road. The commission accepted a wood privacy fence and trees in place of the usual berm, but a neighboring homeowner raised drainage, lighting, tree placement, and traffic concerns.
Pet crematorium on Shaver Road
A new pet cremation business will open in an existing industrial suite near a daycare and some houses. The state air license and a privacy-fence buffer are required before it can open.
Firearms training and retail business in light industrial district
A new training academy wants to teach self-defense and safety classes in a vacant suite of the former Hershing school building, and eventually sell firearms and ammo to students and appointment customers. The commission weighed keeping walk-in retail out of industrial zones while not limiting the owner's federal firearms license activities.