Debate over feet stalls building work

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It came down to 15 feet ? enough to stall the start of a building that would house four businesses lost in the three-alarm fire in downtown Mount Airy.

The town?s planning commissioners debated 90 minutes Monday night, but couldn?t settle on whether the building to replace the razed Bohn building should be set back 15 or 30 feet from the sidewalk.

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