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Final vote on proposed West Savannah homeless shelter set for Thursday Mayor Van Johnson spoke out on the issue Tuesday after City Manager Michael Brown released results of an internal probe Final vote on proposed West Savannah homeless shelter set for Thursday By Max Diekneite | April 6, 2021 at 5:44 PM EDT - Updated April 7 at 7:11 AM SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - WTOC has confirmed the Savannah city council plans to vote on a proposal by the Salvation Army to build a multi-million-dollar transitional housing homeless shelter off Augusta Avenue in West Savannah. The Department of Housing and ...

City Council could decide fate of Salvation Army shelter in West Savannah on Thursday Barbara Augsdorfer, Savannah Morning News Kwesi DeGraft-Hanson on the importance of a memorial for the 'Weeping Time' Replay Video UP NEXT The Salvation Army of Savannah should find out on Thursday afternoon if it will finally be able to move forward with its proposed transitional use shelter on Augusta Avenue. The issue has been before the City Council at least three times in the past four months. Each time it has been on the agenda, it has been tabled or removed, sometimes without explanat...

The due diligence took less than the requested 30 days and the item is once again on the council’s agenda. In his report, which is available online on the city's website at savannahga.gov, Brown includes a notation from the city's civil code which states, "It is improper and illegal for a member of a municipal council to vote upon any question brought before the council in which he is personally interested." According to the most recent filing for 2020 with the Georgia Secretary of State, Lanier is still listed as the "registered agent" for the Ivory Bay Community Development Corp. 

WTOC survey shows community split over homeless shelter proposal WTOC survey shows community split over homeless shelter proposal By Max Diekneite | March 31, 2021 at 7:50 PM EDT - Updated March 31 at 8:07 PM SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - After months of debate, the West Savannah community could soon learn the fate of what has become a highly-debated proposal by the Salvation Army to build a transitional housing homeless shelter off Augusta Avenue. The proposed 12-acre lot used to house the Bartow Housing Complex but has sat vacant for more than 15 years. It is also near the site of the histori...

At the request of Savannah City Manager Michael Brown, the city council voted to again delay its vote regarding the Weeping Time property at its regular meeting on Thursday afternoon. The Salvation Army of Savannah has proposed to build a transitional shelter at 2305 Augusta Ave. near the Weeping Time property. After receiving approval from the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission in November, the Salvation Army is still awaiting the city council's approval of a special use permit before the project can move forward. The Salvation Army is sensitive to the historical sig...