FRESNO, CA (KMJ) -Reedley City Council postpones the vote Tuesday on a lease agreement for the controversial Transition House.
The agreement with Hope Now Ministries was to operate a transitional home providing temporary housing for families and domestic violence victims.
Last September, the Reedley Planning Commission approved the location on Huntsman near Reed, fully funded by a state grant split with the city and the non profit.
Neighbors created a petition, complaining it’s too close to their homes.
The non-profit is owned by Reedley City Council Member Frank Pinon (below) and Pastor Ken Baker.
On Tuesday, March 13th, “Item 8,” the lease agreement, was removed from the council agenda.
[Photo: City of Reedley]
Questions are being raised by some residents about how the city would use its cut of the money, $336,000 of the $560,000 grant.
Some members were not at council when it was postponed by just 3 of the 5 members.
As a member of the council, and owner of the proposed Transition House, Pinon was not allowed to vote.
Click to listen to the report by Liz Kern.
