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Council rezones city-owned property for proposed emergency homeless shelter despite public opposition
Summary
City-initiated rezoning of approximately 6.79 acres on Liberty Street and Atkinson Avenue to allow an emergency homeless shelter and transitional housing was approved 5–0. Neighbors and commenters raised concerns about placing a shelter in a flood plain and impacts to waterways and nearby schools.
KILLEEN, Texas — The Killeen City Council on June 17 approved a city-initiated request to rezone roughly 6.789 acres of city-owned land near Liberty Street and Atkinson Avenue from R-1 (single-family) to R-3A (multifamily apartment residential) to allow construction of an emergency homeless shelter and related supportive services.
City planning staff presented the request as part of the city’s adopted homeless and mental health strategic plan and said the proposed facility would provide…
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