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Council stalls on CoreCivic’s request to expand reentry center after split vote
Summary
Council heard extensive public Q&A on CU20260002, a CoreCivic request to expand a facility at 7714 Ward Boulevard from 84 to 96 residents; members pressed the applicant on whether the facility is a 'halfway house' or a 'reentry center' and a motion to defer further action ended in a 3–3 tie, leaving the application unresolved.
Council opened a public hearing on conditional use permit CU20260002 to allow CoreCivic to expand a residential reentry facility at 7714 Ward Boulevard from 84 to 96 residents. The clerk called for the applicant; two representatives—identified by the clerk as Shalita Camp and Carlos Melendez—answered council questions about community relations, program structure and the nature of the facility.
Camp described partnerships with local churches and donations for clients; Melendez and other CoreCivic representatives emphasized that the location operates as a reentry center intended to…
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