At the 1/31 City Council meeting, City Council agreed that the fence separating Interfaith’s Proposed Shelter from the adjacent properties should be constructed of a barrier with soundproofing qualities sufficient to block conversational noise generated on the site. We are proud that our advocacy resulted in this improvement for the immediate neighbors of the property.

However, City Council did not even acknowledge our concerns that, since the project was approved, the promised re-opening of the Willow Lane Substation has been cancelled and de-funded. This is a major concern for the neighborhood as a whole, and we are not aware of any plan to address it.

Note – The Design Review process is separate from the CUP and focuses on design details. The VPNA lawsuit on the overall project is still in process with the first hearing at the end of March.