Fairview and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have reached an initial compromise in the ongoing dispute over the proposed McKinney Texas Temple. ...
In a non-binding settlement after months of disagreement, the town will consider a smaller building for the church’s proposed temple. Next, the public will give input on the new design.Maria Nevils outside a town council meeting in Fairview, Texas, Tuesday, August 6, 2024. Accasia’s Event Venue in Fairview is where the council will vote on whether they will grant a special permit to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to build their proposed McKinney Texas Temple.
The new proposal “represents a mutually agreed compromise,” McKneely said, and the church looks forward to participating in the ensuing public process, according to her statement.“They significantly changed the configuration, the design of the building,” Lessner said “It’s quite an attractive building and they made a significant change ... it looks very different than what what it was before.”was a 43,200 square-foot building, 65 feet tall with a spire reaching almost 174 feet.
Lessner said he was “pleasantly surprised” by the church’s adjustments. The proposed structure went from 174 feet to about 120 feet, a roughly 54-foot concession. Lessner said the dimensions aren’t yet exact, but said he thinks the new proposal is less dominating and overpowering.
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