Greensboro City Council voted at their meeting Tuesday night, Feb. 27 to ask for an opinion from the city attorney on the use of a residential property on Main Street as housing for former prisoners.
The project, which has apparently been operating for some time, is sponsored by Third Street Church of God. It was recently featured by local news station WVUA 23.
When the church was first proposing the project, Rev. Kervin Jones, joined by supporters and other ministers, asked the council for their permission to go forward. But controversy and public concerns about safety at subsequent council meetings led the city to withhold their permission.
The council voted on March 12, 2019 not to permit the project to operate at the Main Street home, which is owned by the church.
The council will now await the attorney’s word on how to proceed.
