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Volunteers outline plan to raise $275,000 for Gateway Cross on TxDOT property

5406293 · July 16, 2025
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Chaplain Lance Blackwell and Heartwarming Living Solutions told council volunteers are organizing a Gateway Cross for Cleveland on TxDOT-owned land; organizers said a vendor quote is $275,000 and they are forming a 501(c)(3)-backed, tax-deductible fundraising structure.

Chaplain Lance Blackwell and representatives of Heartwarming Living Solutions presented the Gateway Cross project to the Cleveland City Council on July 15, describing volunteer fundraising and plans to place a large cross on property the presenters said is owned by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).

Chaplain Blackwell said he is serving as volunteer project manager for the Gateway Cross and said the initiative has already been discussed with TxDOT. “On…

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