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The current Salvation Army shelter site on Montgomery Street in Savannah. A SAVANNAH City Council discussion on a Salvation Army proposal to establish a new transitional-housing shelter led to a sometimes-heated conversation about balancing community needs in a traditionally underprivileged neighborhood. When meeting on Dec. 10, Savannah’s City Council discussed the authorization of a special-use permit for the placement of a new Salvation Army shelter at 2305 Augusta Ave. The request was for the former Francis Bartow Homes building, a 12-acre site, to be used as a shelter for emergency and...

Savannah City Council discusses proposal by Salvation Army to build new homeless shelter Savannah City Council discusses proposal by Salvation Army to build new homeless shelter By Max Diekneite | December 10, 2020 at 6:39 PM EST - Updated December 10 at 7:20 PM SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The Savannah City Council discussed a proposal by the Salvation Army to build a new homeless shelter, in West Savannah. But it’s being met with fierce resistance from some residents there. This could be just one vote away from being approved. Residents showed up at city hall Thursday and they were not hap...

The Salvation Army of Savannah will have to wait until late January to know whether it will receive a special-use permit to build a transition center. The non-profit group asked Savannah City Council to allow the construction of the Center of Hope on two parcels totaling 12 acres on Augusta Avenue near Otis Brock Elementary School. The land is owned by the Housing Authority and is required by the federal Housing and Urban Development agency to get their approval for sale. HUD did approve the sale. During a discussion on Thursday at the regular council meeting that took up a large portion of t...