Salvation Army agrees to sell property needed for Montgomery water park Salvation Army agrees to sell property needed for Montgomery water park By WSFA Staff | February 17, 2021 at 4:57 PM CST - Updated February 17 at 7:01 PM MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The city of Montgomery has reached a deal to purchase the Salvation Army shelter on Maxwell Boulevard as part of plans to build a new multi-million dollar water park. The city purchased the shelter for $5 million and has “Salvation Army was very negotiable on those terms and worked in good faith. And, so here we are,” said Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed. “But, we do realize there has been a delay, and we realize that, you know, time is of the essence to get this open, hopefully in 2023.”