Salvation Army's 20-acre NW Dallas campus for homeless wins council's approval -- and cheers
The bleachers of the Kleberg-Rylie rec-center gym erupted in cheers Wednesday evening after the City Council approved zoning the Salvation Army needs to build a $95 million, 20-acre campus in Northwest Dallas.
And the moment all the council members said aye at the off-site meeting in the gym, hundreds of Salvation Army supporters most dressed in red, almost all sporting stickers bearing the nonprofit's iconic red shield whooped and hollered as though their team had just sunk a winning buzzer-beater.
And maybe they had. Because in the months leading up to Wednesday's vote, it was unclear whether the campus would get the council's approval in large part because some surrounding property owners were concerned about an increase in crime and a downturn in property values.
But in the end, the vote became "a celebration rather than a contentious debate," said downtown council member Philip Kingston.
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