Overwhelming public opposition against an assisted-living facility wasn?t enough to sway the Anne Arundel County Council from approving zoning for the controversial project.

Councilman Josh Cohen, D-District 6, tried to amend a lengthy zoning bill to disallow a proposed 150-unit assisted-living facility on Generals Highway north of Annapolis by developer The Shelter Group in Baltimore City.

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