ST. JOSEPH — A proposed $5 million youth sports complex got to first base Tuesday with a nod of approval from the St. Joseph Township Planning Commission.
The planners voted 5-0, with one member abstaining, to approve a special use permit for the St. Joseph Youth Sports Foundation to build the complex at the corner of Maiden Lane and Hollywood Road.
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