The partnerships between the Fairview Family and Community Education (FCE) and other Fairview volunteer organizations and businesses are strong and ongoing At the close of the Friends of Bowie Park April meeting Treasurer Merry Keyser accepted a check on behalf of the Friends from FCE President Fran Hammond for scholarships for the Camp Bowie Summer Camps This partnership was initiated several years ago when the Fairview Family and Community Education organization donated significant funds towards the Bowie Nature Park playground pastor of Westview Congregational Methodist Church This is a cooperative effort led by Carol McClure family physician at Dickson Medical Associates FCE members create handcrafted Christmas ornaments which are displayed on a Christmas tree in Dr The money collected from the ornament sales are then donated to the community food pantry at Westview Methodist Church There is also a long-standing partnership of FCE with the Fairview Library Branch and the Friends of the Fairview Library The Fairview Family and Community Education (FCE) Club started the Fairview Library and has supported the local library for the past sixty-one years Presently the FCE members sponsor semi-annual bake sales during the Friends of the Fairview Library book sale donating the sales back to the Fairview Library Each one of these partnerships supports the FCE mission: “To strengthen the home and community by improving the quality of life of individuals and families through continuing education and community service.” These donations support families and education The Association for Family and Community Education (FCE) is an organization of volunteers who work together to build strong families and communities Educational materials are created and utilized to strengthen the knowledge and expertise of the members Resources are provided to develop leadership skills FCE strives to make our homes and communities a better place in which to live The Fairview Family and Community Education (FCE) meets monthly at 10 a.m on the second Friday of each month at the Fairview Recreation Center with an educational program and refreshments with a time for socializing and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Click Here to Contact Us That store has the highest level of pedestrian customers of any in Anchorage Where are these people supposed to go to buy food and especially pharmaceuticals The rest of us can drive halfway around town I have been going there since I was a little kid which actually had a “brass ring” dispenser On the corner of 13th Avenue and Gambell Street was a year-round fireworks stand where you could buy M-80s It was eventually changed to a Pay and Pak and then a Safeway eventually returning to its roots as Carrs apparently it isn’t the colorful nature of the customers I saw this problem in action about a month ago Security and a staff member had a woman cornered with her coat obviously stuffed with goods They were telling her to take the products out “I know the store policy is that you can’t touch me,” and she walked past them and out of the store I talked to the security guy and asked about calling the police He said they wouldn’t do anything about it I saw her meeting up with four or five others in the parking lot where she was dispensing her loot Have we so enabled and even enshrined the homeless where they feel they are entitled to take what they want Earlier opinion: The closing of the Fairview Carrs is a failure of corporate citizenship Final approval arrived Tuesday night for construction of the Fairview Texas Temple but it will not be the shorter version sought by either the town or the larger one needed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints “None of us are pleased with this,” said Fairview Mayor Henry Lessner Lessner and the council voted 5-2 to approve a conditional use permit allowing the church to build the temple with a steeple and spire that will rise to 120 feet above ground Each councilmember who voted for the permit said he didn’t like doing so The decision comes nearly nine months after the council rejected the church’s original application to build a two-story 45,000-square-foot temple with a spire reaching 174 feet The temple now will be one story with 30,742 square feet “We are grateful for the outcome of last night’s meeting and extend our sincere appreciation to the Fairview Town Council for honoring the terms of the mediated agreement,” church spokeswoman Melissa McKneely said in a statement issued Wednesday “We know the temple will be a peaceful addition to Fairview and the surrounding communities.” church representatives told the council that the smaller temple creates a substantial burden on the church and its growing membership in the area “The church is willing to make these changes even though it places a burden on them because its members’ needs must be met in some other way,” said Tom Coppin a design consultant who represented the church in the meeting The church agreed to slash the temple’s size during non-binding mediation in November One church member described the concessions as dramatic because they cut in half the temple’s capacity for endowment sessions The church’s application for the smaller temple was submitted in March with two instruction rooms instead of the original four “With the growing membership of our church in North Texas we need another temple to allow our members to worship without being substantially burdened we need a temple considerably larger than the most recent redesign affords,” Allen Texas Stake President Daniel Trythall said Trythall was the first of 44 people to comment during a 140-minute public hearing A total of 25 expressed support for the church’s application for the temple with a spire of 120 feet while 19 urged the council to limit it to 68 feet executive session for an hour before emerging to make a decision its members disliked but he and other councilmembers said town attorneys told them they were unlikely to prevail if the church sued and that it could cost the town millions in legal fees They said they had a fiduciary responsibility to the town to vote for the 120-foot height We believe we are doing what’s best for the town God help us,” councilman Gregg Custer said the Fairview Planning and Zoning Commission approved the conditional use permit but set a condition that the temple’s spire be limited to 68 feet That is the same height as the spire on the Latter-day Saint meetinghouse and chapel adjacent to the temple property and the religious and architectural design purposes for the building are not met if the steeple and spire are limited to 68 feet and 3 inches,” Coppin told the council on behalf of the church The planning and zoning commission also sought to require the church to turn off the temple’s exterior lighting between 11 p.m church officials agreed to turn off the exterior lights each night and the town council agreed to allow them to be used 365 days a year Coppin said the church’s lighting plan for the temple conforms with all of Fairview’s dark skies ordinances Coppin noted at the beginning of the evening that the church’s First Presidency had announced Monday it would rename the temple after months of consideration The temple originally was known as the McKinney Texas Temple The zoning ordinance for the temple site limits the height of homes to 35 feet It does not restrict the height of churches in the zone The church agreed to lower the inhabitable roof height to 32 feet “I hope a future council will change the ordinance and establish a maximum height for a church so no other council has to face this again,” councilmember Ricardo Doi said Nearly two dozen people opposed to the taller spire attended the meeting many wearing green t-shirts with the slogan A Latter-day Saint woman who supported the taller spire said tall spires fit the region The church has pointed out that many spires stand atop churches in the neighboring cities of McKinney and Allen “What is more small town than a skyline dotted by steeples?” she said People on both sides repeatedly said they were surprised they were arguing over a thin spire Several people expressed a desire for an end to the impasse so the sides can get back to working together Trythall said Latter-day Saints will join next month’s annual Change the World Allen service weekend founded by Lessner’s church the First United Methodist Church in Allen Change the World mobilizes residents of Fairview (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) An artist's rendering for the recently approved Fairview Texas Temple the Fairview Town Council begrudgingly approved plans submitted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for construction of a temple in the Dallas suburb “This has been an extraordinarily difficult decision, how to deal with this,” Mayor Henry Lessner told a packed room and those listening from an overflow “I will tell you that there’s seven of us up here Mayor Henry Lessner chastised the church for acting in what he deemed a less-than-neighborly fashion the church agreed to shave approximately 54 feet off its initially proposed 174-foot-high building (spire included) and shrink its overall footprint from around 45,000 square feet to roughly 30,000 square feet The church also renamed the edifice this week to the Fairview Texas Temple after a request from the planning and zoning commission to reflect its actual location The church had initially dubbed it the McKinney Texas Temple a reference to a much larger neighboring city “We are grateful for the outcome of last night’s meeting and extend our sincere appreciation to the Fairview Town Council for honoring the terms of the mediated agreement,” Melissa McKneely Despite the church’s concessions, many residents who rose to speak raised concerns about the current version’s 120-foot height, citing examples of other Latter-day Saint temples with much shorter or absent steeples asking why church officials were unwilling to reduce the spire height to the planning and zoning commission’s suggestion of 68 feet and 3 inches Doing so would restrict it to the height of what is currently the tallest building in the town’s residential zone — a Latter-day Saint meetinghouse near the temple site (Shelby Tauber | Special to The Tribune) The lot of the proposed site a Latter-day Saint meetinghouse rises 68 feet into the air “The design of the Fairview Temple,” explained Coppin has been prayerfully considered and approved by senior leadership.” he added the need to take into account the overall look of the building “has a direct proportionality to the size of the building.” The next several hours were filled with passionate public comments for and against the current design with the majority of supporters identifying as Latter-day Saints enhances and elevates [its] heavenly symbolism and experience,” explained Fairview resident and church member Nolan Godfrey (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) An artist's rendering of the originally proposed McKinney Texas Temple frequently cast the church as a bully reaching into its deep pockets to avoid reasonable compromises “ I hope you choose our town’s character over threats from the billion-dollar organization — be the David against the Goliath,” resident Lee Moore pleaded with the council before calling on it to restrict the overall height to the planning and zoning commission’s suggestion in announcing his vote in favor of the church’s compromise design accused the faith’s leaders of acting in an unneighborly fashion and rebuffing his requests to meet with top decision-makers “does this church hide behind their attorneys?” Fairview is hardly alone in its tense opposition to designs for a Latter-day Saint temple in a noncommercial zone, with similar debates pitting neighbor against neighbor all the way from Cody The Fairview Texas Temple is the state’s 10th temple announced, under construction or in operation. The Lone Star State is home to more than 390,000 Latter-day Saints in more than 750 congregations. Church members view temples as the most sacred places on Earth, buildings where the faithful participate in their religion’s highest rites, including eternal marriage. For e-edition questions or comments, contact customer support 801-237-2900 or email subscribe@sltrib.com sltrib.com © 1996-2025 The Salt Lake Tribune By Lilly KershStaff Writer The decision on the fate of the temple came just past midnight after the council listened to hours of comments from more than 40 residents and church members. Town leaders said before the vote that approval was necessary to fend off a lawsuit they believe could drain Fairview’s finances “It’s not what we wanted,” Mayor Henry Lessner said after voting in favor of the permit “But the threat of a lawsuit and our fiduciary duty to the town … five of us figure we don’t have any choice but to go forward with this.” Breaking NewsGet the latest breaking news from North Texas and beyond GoogleFacebookBy signing up you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy The council will allow the church to build a 120-foot-tall spire despite the commission’s recommendation to only allow a height of 68 feet the size of the steeple atop the church’s meetinghouse who is running unopposed to become Fairview’s next mayor who also is running unopposed to keep his seat Most members of the Town Council reluctantly voted to grant the church permission for the 120-foot height, repeating dissatisfaction with the size but voicing concerns about how fighting a lawsuit for a taller temple could hurt the town financially. The height is the result of a compromise the church and town came to last year in mediation Stephen Drye, a Fairview resident and church member “It is extremely good to know that it’s over,” Drye said after the council’s vote because it would have been devastating had it gone any further I hate the idea of a church having to sue somebody but at some point you have to stand your ground.” Lessner has been publicly opposed to the temple’s height for months pleading with church leaders for negotiations and concessions His term as Fairview’s mayor ends next month “It hurts my heart to do what I did,” Lessner said after midnight in Fairview’s Town Hall early Wednesday The church did acquiesce to some of the requests made by the town’s planning commission last week announcing Monday that it has renamed the temple the Fairview Texas Temple — not the McKinney Texas Temple as the church originally proposed The church also agreed to some of the requests to limit the temple’s nighttime lighting The approved temple will be more than 50 feet shorter than the church’s original proposal for a 174-foot spire — taller than the town’s water towers — that the council unanimously rejected in a vote last August Some residents say it violates Fairview’s small-town character and would dominate the neighborhoods on the residential side of town Church members say they need a new temple in North Texas because the Dallas temple is struggling to serve 100,000 members as far as Louisiana “We believe we have the freedom in this country to practice how we believe,” Snow said Church members wore blue and residents opposing the temple’s design wore green as they lined up outside Town Hall Tuesday some arriving more than five hours before the hearing Only the first 50 people were allowed in the council chambers and nearly 60 watched from the Town Hall’s lobby More than 500 watched the meeting’s livestream Members of Fairview United, a group opposed to the temple’s height asked the Town Council on Tuesday not to back down for fear of a lawsuit bright buildings are the “antithesis” of the town’s values but do so in a way that honors and respects the rural character of Fairview and doesn’t set a new and unbearable precedent,” Ballard told the council and church members at Town Hall on Tuesday Residents lit the town’s water tower green Tuesday to express opposition to the temple‘s design Town officials said the town was not involved in the lighting and did not authorize the green display She graduated in 2024 from the University of Georgia with a degree in journalism and was born and raised in Atlanta Burial and Cremation in Asherville and Arden NC Add a Memory to the Timeline Sign the Guestbook Send Flowers Memorial Tree Plantings made his journey home to be with his Savior on May 1 to the late Ralph and Lottie Brigman Harris Steve graduated from Fruitland College and went on to earn his bachelor’s degree from Mars Hill College and master’s and doctorate degrees from Covington Theological Seminary A dedicated servant in the ministry of the Lord he led Trinity of Fairview Church for 36 years as Senior Pastor he was Interim Pastor at Reed Memorial Church for 2 years and then at Ridgecrest Baptist Church for 6 years He worked in the Buncombe Baptist Association as RA Director and led children’s summer camps for many years He loved and adored talking about Jesus and touched the lives of many people He was still teaching weekly Bible studies at Trinity until November of 2024 and visiting the Biltmore Estate and Dollywood he loved to spend time with his family and friends doing anything they desired to do He is survived by his loving and faithful wife A celebration of life service will be held at Trinity of Fairview on Monday His family will greet friends at the church immediately following the services A private burial will be held at Cane Creek Cemetery Groce Funeral Home’s Lake Julian team is assisting the family Trinity of Fairview646 Concord RoadFletcher, NC 28732(828) 628-1188 http://www.trinityoffairview.com Text Me the Address Show Location on Map Cane Creek CemeteryGrave Yard RoadFairview, NC 28730 Show Location on Map Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian72 Long Shoals RoadArden, NC 28704(828)687-3530 http://www.grocefuneralhome.com Show Location on Map Steve played a significant part of my Christian walk He will be greatly missed and will leave an empty spot in Trinity’s ministry Pastor Steve greatly sowed into the lives of countless people My knowledge of GOD’S WORD would not be what it is today without Pastor Steve providing that major foundation that he did whenever I first started at Trinity of Fairview He’s one spiritual giant who is being received by a huge welcoming party in Heaven due to the seeds Pastor Steve has sown What a harvest for sure because of the seeds sown by Pastor Steve I am beyond grateful how mightily Pastor Steve was used by THE LORD JESUS and his ministry and service unto THE LORD!! He is in our Lord and Savior’s care now May the Lord be your comfort and strength during this time We are keeping the Harris family in our prayers Pastor Steve was a wonderful example of Christ’s love to all he met and we hold special memories of his preaching and teaching We felt his loving welcome when we first began attending Trinity of Fairview-over twenty years ago Love you Steve and will miss you.Dale and Mika Elliott Steve had an infectious joy and love for Christ and His people An effective pastor with a common touch in ways and words Thoughts and prayers for the Family and everyone that Steve touched XThe accessibility of our website is taken very seriously We strive to meet WCAG 2.1 AA Web Accessibility standards by routinely evaluating our website using automated evaluation tools and manual testing when required As content changes we review and correct issues and are responsive to our users needs please report them so they may be corrected in a timely manner The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the groundbreaking ceremony for the Wellington New Zealand Temple The groundbreaking services for the Wellington New Zealand Temple will be held on Saturday, August 2, 2025. Elder Taniela B. Wakolo First Counselor in the Pacific Area Presidency As previously announced the temple will be built on a 3.35-acre site located near Okowai Road and Whitford Brown Avenue Plans call for a two-story temple of approximately 14,900 square feet and an ancillary building with arrival facilities and patron housing Church President Russell M. Nelson announced this temple during the April 2022 general conference He said then: “I plead with you to counter worldly ways by focusing on the eternal blessings of the temple Your time there brings blessings for eternity.” The Wellington New Zealand Temple will be the third in the nation, joining the historic Hamilton New Zealand Temple, the first house of the Lord built in the Southern Hemisphere, and the Auckland New Zealand Temple dedicated by Elder Patrick Kearon on April 13 The first New Zealand converts to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were baptized in 1853 The first congregation in New Zealand was organized in 1855 Today, New Zealand is home to nearly 120,000 Latter-day Saints in about 220 congregations The First Presidency announced on April 28 that the McKinney Texas Temple will be renamed the Fairview Texas Temple Texas is home to more than 390,000 Latter-day Saints in more than 750 congregations Missionary work in Texas began in 1843 during the early history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Plans for the temple are on an 8.16-acre site located along Stacy Road adjacent to and east of an existing meetinghouse at 651 East Stacy Road Latter-day Saints consider temples the house of the Lord and the most sacred places of worship on earth Temples differ from the Church’s meetinghouses (chapels) All are welcome to attend Sunday worship services and other weekday activities at local meetinghouses The primary purpose of temples is for faithful members of the Church of Jesus Christ to participate in sacred ceremonies and proxy baptisms on behalf of deceased ancestors who did not have the opportunity to be baptized while living You are about to access Constant Contacts (http://visitor.constantcontact.com) You are now leaving a website maintained by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints We provide the link to this third party's website solely as a convenience to you and security practices that differ from those on our website By referring or linking you to this website we do not endorse or guarantee this content If you would like to stay on the page you are viewing please click Cancel To download media files, please first review and agree to the Terms of Use Download a photo or video by clicking or tapping on it To download all photos or videos related to this article select the links at the bottom of each section The company let people know 30 days before it closes for good on May 10 What will remain is a boarded-up building surrounded by industrial fencing topped by barbed wire The beating heart of Fairview is being torn out to fuel the profits of a giant corporation Albertsons is ensuring the property can never again be used to serve the community’s food needs with a non-compete clause embedded into the sale agreement The mega-corporation will efficiently create a food desert in the eastern half of Anchorage’s urban core This part of Anchorage has the highest population density and the highest percentage of food stamp recipients — all reflecting a predominance of low-income households Life is about to become significantly more challenging for many residents of Fairview This is another example of national corporations refusing to acknowledge their social and civic responsibilities Supreme Court in the Citizens United case decided that corporations were “people” eligible to make immense contributions to political candidates ensuring that policymakers are elected who allow them to prioritize profits over people Corporations are so large now that their decisions ripple out far and wide to community expectations of being a good neighbor They could have reached out to the local community earlier and engaged in a civic dialogue about the need to transition the store out of their asset portfolio This would have reflected an awareness of its unique social responsibilities as a supplier of groceries to ensure that business decisions do not inadvertently create urban food wastelands It would also acknowledge the company understood what the Alaska Constitution states in Article 1: “This constitution is dedicated to the principles that all persons have a natural right to life and the enjoyment of the rewards of their own industry; that all persons are equal and entitled to equal rights opportunities under the law; and that all persons have corresponding obligations to the people and to the State.” Does the decision by Albertsons to give a 30-day notice for closure of a critical community lifeline without any effort to minimize the long-term negative impacts reflect an awareness that they have “corresponding obligations to the people and to the State” For the many residents of Fairview without a vehicle Albertsons’ overwhelming focus on the bottom line and profits will create significant hardship for hundreds of neighborhood residents The corporation has ignored its civic responsibility as a corporate citizen of Anchorage and Alaska to contribute to the betterment of the common good It has willingly ignored the moral and ethical obligations associated with being a contributing member of our community by purposely and knowingly placing hundreds of low-income residents at increased risk of shortened life spans and a worsened existence Albertsons still has an opportunity to make adjustments They could engage the local community in a meaningful dialogue about how their business decisions can be made in a way that recognizes the critical role played by the Carr’s grocery store at 13th and Gambell It could announce a pause on shutting down the store and work with the neighborhood food organizations and the municipality to craft a workable transition strategy One scenario would involve donating the property to the Municipality of Anchorage which through the Anchorage Community Development Authority could coordinate a viable redevelopment game plan in partnership with our current Reconnecting Fairview revitalization effort Given the nature of the surrounding neighborhood transforming the Carrs site into a neighborhood food cooperative would be a reasonable alternative Corporate leadership could demonstrate understanding that the COVID pandemic and the municipality’s decision to transform the Sullivan Arena into a mass walk-in homeless shelter created incredible negative off-site impacts The Carrs store received the brunt of these negative impacts Pilferage rates went through the roof as the city found itself unable to prosecute misdemeanor crimes such as shoplifting Expenses rose significantly during this multi-year period It is important to look at the overall context and recognize how the store was subjected to a severe onslaught of troubled individuals The Sullivan Arena is no longer a walk-in mass homeless shelter but instead is now under new management with a bright future The people of Fairview have made great strides in transforming their part of town One only has to get off the Gambell-Ingra corridor and into the neighborhood to see the evidence Fairview has a tangible sense of place that is appealing to more and more people particularly Millennials and Gen Z individuals We are close to transforming two unsightly vacant lots on Ingra Street into attractive and wholesome community gardens along with our partner NeighborWorks Alaska in a national competition to earn a Reconnecting Communities Grant whose specific focus is revitalization of the Gambell-Ingra Corridor We have a nationally recognized contractor on board and a proactive public engagement schedule over the next 10-12 months to re-imagine the corridor and create a practical We were expecting Albertsons to be a meaningful partner as we work together to restore economic vitality in our part of town There is still time for Albertsons to show its willingness to be a responsible corporate citizen Allen Kemplen is a longtime resident of Fairview represented the area for two terms in the Alaska Legislature served multiple years as president of the Fairview Community Council and is currently council vice president and chair of the Reconnecting Fairview Committee After more than a year of discussions and disputes the Fairview Town Council has approved construction of a new temple for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The LDS Church has approximately 390,000 members in Texas and leaders have said the new building is essential to accommodate a growing congregation "We have outgrown our current temple," spokesperson Melissa McKneely told the council ahead of Tuesday night's vote The temple will be built on an 8.2-acre site adjacent to a meetinghouse on East Stacy Road in Fairview The decision follows pushback from regulators and community members who took issue with the temple's design and name The biggest sticking point was the church's spire, which was initially pitched to be 174 feet — or 11 stories — tall. Community members expressed concerns that the giant spire would clash with Fairview's "small town character." The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended limiting the spire's height to 68 feet but the town council approved a 120-foot spire after the church threatened to pursue legal action if their plans were denied Stephen Drye, a Fairview resident and member of the LDS Church, told reporters after the meeting he's relieved the dispute is over "It would have been devastating had it gone any further," he said "I hate the idea of a church having to sue somebody but at some point Fairview Mayor Henry Lessner said the cost of that potential litigation influenced Tuesday's town council vote "It hurts my heart to do what I did," Lessner said Initially announced in October 2022 as the Prosper the following year the project changed the name to the McKinney Then the First Presidency of the LDS Church announced the final name change April 28 as the Fairview Texas Temple aligning with its actual location in Fairview An updated rendering depicting a one-story, 30,742-square-foot building with a central spire was also released. this will be the eighth LDS temple built in Texas and the third in North Texas Got a tip? Email Katherine Hobbs at khobbs@kera.org KERA News is made possible through the generosity of our members. If you find this reporting valuable, consider making a tax-deductible gift today The proposed McKinney Texas Temple got a new name Monday the eve of a vote by the Fairview Town Council on whether to approve an application for a permit submitted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The First Presidency announced Monday afternoon that the temple will be renamed the Fairview Texas Temple The town council will hold a special meeting on Tuesday night at 7 p.m CDT and is expected to vote on the church’s application for a conditional use permit President Russell M. Nelson announced plans for a temple in Prosper The church announced in December 2023 that the location would be adjacent to the Latter-day Saint meetinghouse at 651 E The Fairview Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7-0 on Thursday to approve the conditional use permit, but the commissioners attached several conditions One was that the temple be renamed for Fairview “You would never hear McDonald’s call themselves Sonic That’s just not OK,” commission member Lakia Works said The commission also said it would require the church to: The church has not said whether it will accept the planning commission’s conditions The town council is not required to accept the commission’s recommendations The church and the town have been negotiating for a year over the temple’s size and lighting A potential name change also was batted around during prior meetings The church originally submitted plans for a two-story temple with four instruction rooms a steeple of nearly 174 feet and 45,375 square feet of space The planning commission and town council rejected that plan Town leaders and church officials reached a settlement in November during mediation The church submitted a new application last month for a one-story temple with two instruction rooms a steeple of 120 feet and 30,742 square feet The steeple ranges from 5.5 inches at its base to 3.5 inches at the top and would act both as a symbol of reaching toward heaven and as a lightning rod To watch Tuesday’s special town council meeting, click here To learn more about the church’s application, click here Texas is home to more than 390,000 Latter-day Saints in more than 750 congregations The Fairview temple is the 10th temple announced under construction or in operation in Texas Other temples in Texas include the Austin Texas Temple Email Newsletters RSS Feeds Contests and Rules Contact Us / Follow on Social Media Careers at WKMG Closed Captioning / Audio Description Public File Current EEO Report Terms of Use Privacy Policy Do Not Sell My Info FCC Applications EEO Report Disability Assistance Copyright © 2025 ClickOrlando.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group – The Town of Fairview was recently awarded a Community Development Block Grant in the amount of $144,500 Kay Ivey’s office said the grant “will extend sewer service to facilitate local business development including a restaurant that is expected to bring 30 new jobs to the small town of Fairview.” It will “fund an infrastructure project necessary to build a new Jack’s restaurant in the town of 543 people The project will extend the sanitary sewer system to the planned site of the fast-food restaurant on Alabama Highway 69 The extended sewer service will also be capable of accommodating other businesses and town leaders said they will use it as a marketing tool to help grow Fairview’s economy.” Ivey’s office said the Town of Fairview contributed $58,160 to the project “This project represents an investment in economic growth for this Cullman County town and its residents,” Ivey said the jobs this new business provides will have a significant impact on Fairview these sewer upgrades should also pave the way for more development and future jobs.” Fairview does not have its own sewer system and the only sewer service is at the town’s elementary The sewer system used by the schools is operated by Living Water Services The sewer system will need to be extended by about 1 mile to accommodate the new Jack’s restaurant which is expected to be completed by the end of 2025 The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has approved a name change for the planned McKinney Texas Temple, now to be known as the Fairview Texas Temple Read this article in Spanish and in Portuguese: The updated name was first published Monday, April 28, on ChurchofJesusChrist.org An accompanying updated rendering was also released The Fairview temple will be built on an 8.16-acre site with the house of the Lord to stand adjacent to and east of an existing meetinghouse at 651 E It was later renamed the McKinney Texas Temple on Dec and will now be referred to as the Fairview Texas Temple This is one of 10 temples that are announced under construction or dedicated in the state It will be the third house of the Lord in Texas’ Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area, joining the Dallas temple, dedicated in October 1984, and the Fort Worth temple The Austin Texas Temple has also been under construction since August 2024. Two other Texas temples are currently in planning stages — Houston South (announced in 2024) and El Paso (2024). In 1845, Elder Lyman Wight — then a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles — led a company of Latter-day Saints to central Texas. Missionaries preached in Texas in the 1850s, until missionary work came to a halt before the Civil War, and nearly 1,000 converts immigrated to Utah from Texas. In 1898, about 300 Church members settled on land purchased by the Church in northeast Texas that would become the colony of Kelsey, about 100 miles east of Fairview. Church membership in Texas has grown rapidly in recent decades — from 132,000 Latter-day Saints in 1985 to just over 210,000 in 2000. Today, Texas is home to more than 390,000 Latter-day Saints in more than 750 congregations. Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInANCHORAGE Alaska (KTUU) - Anchorage Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a juvenile who was found dead in a vehicle in the Fairview neighborhood early Sunday morning The teen has been identified by family members on Tuesday afternoon as Aaron Jon Edwards Jr Anchorage police officers responded around 5:30 a.m to a welfare check after a caller reported concern for an individual inside a parked vehicle Police found the car near the intersection of East 13th Avenue and Karluk Street APD released an update on Monday saying that detectives have opened an active investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of the young man See a spelling or grammar error? Report it to web@ktuu.com M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital is back to normal operations on Tuesday after a person with a gun entered the hospital Edina Police Chief Todd Millburn said that at about 2:55 p.m. authorities were called to the hospital for a report of someone who had a gun in their possession The hospital went into lockdown right away police assisted in securing the hospital and ensuring it was safe Edina police say that there was some kind of domestic assault or dispute that took place inside one of the hospital rooms involving people who knew each other Police add that there was no gunfire during the incident and the person who was assaulted is in stable condition left the scene but was located in a city nearby and arrested Edina police say the hospital was in lockdown for a little over an hour but has now returned to normal operating procedures “I also just want to thank and commend all the resources all the medical and emergency personnel that responded,” Millburn said hospital staff did a phenomenal job of locking the hospital down working really closely with our officers during this initial response.” Police say the investigation is ongoing and more information will be available at a later time Any person with disabilities who needs help accessing the content of the FCC Public File may contact KSTP via our online form or call 651-646-5555 But the 7-0 vote set new conditions sure to be discussed Tuesday when the Fairview Town Council considers the church’s request for a conditional use permit to build one of its most sacred edifices in the town The commission recommended that the town council require the church to: The commission and council rejected the original plans for the temple last year when the church proposed a two-story temple with a steeple of 174 feet The new application is based on a mediated settlement reached in November by church representatives and town leaders It seeks permission to build a one-story temple with a steeple rising to 120 feet “We appreciate the opportunity to share our revised temple plans which reflect the terms of the mediated agreement,” church spokeswoman Melissa McKneely said in a statement provided to the Deseret News “The adjustments in size and height were made in good faith to address local concerns and demonstrate our desire to be respectful neighbors “We believe the temple will be a meaningful addition to Fairview We are grateful for the legal protections that ensure the free exercise of religion and look forward to being part of this growing community.” The commission listened to 33 people during the public hearing with 20 speaking in support of the temple and 13 raising concerns about the height of the steeple and the exterior lighting Commission staff said the church’s lighting proposal complied with all Fairview ordinances the church had proposed turning off the temple’s lights at night but that offer was withdrawn in the new application due to the other concessions the town required in the non-binding settlement reached in November an engineering and design consulting firm representing the church McCracken said reducing the size of the temple and the height of the steeple created a substantial burden for the church which needs a temple with four instruction rooms to serve a growing Latter-day Saint population in the region The church agreed to accept that burden in its new application He also said the church was not open to changing the name of the temple The church has one congregation in Fairview and about 10 in McKinney McCracken argued that there are no provisions for churches in Fairview’s zoning ordinances so any conditional use permit for a church or temple requires the commission and council to customize a new The proposed temple “fits the site,” McCracken said To say that it’s not a proper application or that it’s not administering the code properly because it doesn’t fit the requirements of a single-family home is not why we’re here tonight It’s a conditional use permit zoning district Opponents who spoke continued to insist that the temple should be held to the 35-foot roof limitation for single-family homes but lighting was a major part of Thursday’s discussions “I think all of us agree that leaving the lights on all night is unacceptable,” commission chair John Adler said before the vote The commission’s new conditions also prohibits any light fixture that would emit light beyond the temple’s horizontal plane and sets a color temperature limit of 3000 Kelvin Church representatives told the commission that people begin to arrive at the temple at 5 a.m on days it is open and the first sessions begin at 6 a.m The final session begins at 10 pm and lets out at 11 p.m. when the commission set the exterior lights must be extinguished a Fairview resident who spoke against the application said she believed the church could build a beautiful functional temple that still met Fairvew’s zoning ordinances a 24-year Fairview resident who is a church member and a member of the American Society of Interior Designers “It’s my professional opinion that with the revisions currently submitted for the temple Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application to James Smith and Daisy (Lafler) Smith in Morrill Bonnie attended school in Morrill and graduated from Morrill High School in 1950 which included working at the local Fairview grocery store handling the bookkeeping and accounting for her husband's plumbing business and cooking and washing dishes at the Cozy Café and Checkers in Fairview Bonnie was preceded in death by her parents in 1988; her husband and her memory will live on in her children Kansas; Jim (Carol) Reynolds and Jane (Roger) Teske both of Fairview Kansas; her eight grandchildren; her 17 great-grandchildren; and her 11 great-great grandchildren Interment will be held in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery Memorial contributions 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Director of Nurse Midwives Melissa Hasler (left) and other members of the Birth Justice Initiative an internal group at M Health Fairview that works to eliminate racial bias in maternal health care and improving patient outcomes Courtesy of M Health FairviewPlayListenM Health Fairview to remove race as a factor in pregnancy maternal health screeningsGo Deeper.CloseCreate an account or log in to save stories We have added it to a list of your favorite stories all pregnant patients at M Health Fairview will be universally screened for various maternal and fetal conditions That includes diseases that are usually prominent in a certain racial group The goal is to make sure no patient gets missed for diseases that may normally only be screened for people of certain backgrounds the director of nurse midwives at M Health Fairview joined Minnesota Now to talk about the changes Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation We attempt to make transcripts for Minnesota Now available the next business day after a broadcast MPR News helps you turn down the noise and build shared understanding Turn up your support for this public resource and keep trusted journalism accessible to all Transcription services provided by 3Play Media. Our upgrade pick, Salkan The Backpacker A travel backpack easily carries all your stuff while letting you navigate airports These bags fit everything we need for trips ranging from just a week to months of continuous travel They come with a sizable daypack and are even airline-carry-on friendly They’re also highly adjustable and well padded meaning that not only can you get a perfect fit but the packs will also remain easy to carry and comfortable to wear for long treks the Farpoint has everything we needed for a week the Fairview has everything we needed for a week This attractive but expensive travel backpack has customizable straps and great These new versions mostly kept what we liked about the previous ones and fixed what we didn’t they’re among the least expensive travel backpacks available The front of the main pack still unzips like a suitcase so you can easily fit and access a week’s worth of clothes and toiletries which attaches to the front of the larger pack and a small laptop (via a built-in sleeve) The main pack’s straps can tuck behind a zippered flap so they won’t catch on anything if you check your luggage The best change: The main packs are now overhead-bin-sized for most airlines (You’ll have to use the daypack as your underseat bag.) Other notable updates include height-adjustable shoulder straps and big exterior pockets on the daypack Previous versions of these bags used ripstop nylon The current one uses a heavy-duty recycled polyester which held up well during a six-week trip across Europe The polyester cloth feels extremely rugged and there’s extensive padding in every place the pack touches your body The Backpacker has nine color options for its exterior compression straps so you can mix and match based on your preferences—or even change them up This gives The Backpacker the most customizable palette of any of our picks While looking more stylish on TikTok and Instagram isn’t generally a primary consideration for us and it has many of the same thoughtful features as our top and runner-up picks the main pack is technically too large to be a carry-on for most airlines (Salkan says it’s best for people 5-foot-6 to 6-foot-4) I spent the majority of 2014 through 2020 traveling I’ve done a mix of extended road trips and multi-month international adventures and throughout Europe with a variety of terrible backpacks and luggage we looked for travel backpacks with the following qualities: Here’s what I usually bring for any length of trip (and this is our standard kit for testing): For our first version of this guide in 2016 we narrowed our choices to 11 possible contenders I poked and prodded the different packs to sort out whether they had any obvious flaws or issues I had adults of various sizes try each pack to get a sense of what short and tall people preferred I tested with similar methods whatever new or substantially redesigned packs were available I took one of our picks on some extended travels (The Fairview is for people with 15- to 19-inch torsos as measured from the top of your hip bone to your C7 vertebra the one that sticks out when you press your chin to your chest The Farpoint is for those with torsos from 17 to 22 inches long.) They’re now our top picks again You can carry them on the plane. Once you detach the daypacks, the main packs are now carry-on-sized, making them the most versatile travel backpack we’ve tested. Interestingly, the total capacity remains roughly the same as those of our other picks—that is, we were able to stow the same amount of clothing in this bag as we could in the REI Co-op packs (our former runner-up pick) and the Salkan would count as your personal item—on most airlines this would mean you couldn’t also bring a large purse or a briefcase The shoulder straps can be secured behind a zippered panel so if you want to check the bag or put it in a packed luggage compartment on a train or bus Doing this essentially turns the main pack temporarily into a duffle bag complete with sturdy and well-padded handles on the top and side the main pack has height-adjustable shoulder straps This crucial feature lets you get an all-important personalized fit that makes carrying the pack for any length of time far easier The straps were padded enough for our testers’ comfort (though not as cushy as the Salkan’s and slightly less so than the REI Co-op’s) Though the daypack is a little short on organizational slots and pockets The Farpoint and the Fairview are made from 450-denier recycled polyester though more “plasticky” compared to the Salkan (Denier is a measure of the fiber thickness in a fabric.) I put the Farpoint through six weeks of train and it didn’t show any signs of wear or breaking both the main pack and the daypack’s main zippers are lockable The backpacks come in more color options than our other picks The packs include a lifetime warranty. Osprey’s All Mighty Guarantee covers repair of any damage or defect for life—or replaces the pack If you just want to return the pack unused It’s been a pick in this guide for seven years—and counting I liked it so much that I bought one for myself replacing an Osprey Farpoint that had been my go-to pack for years of travel They would work well for those who want to go with the Osprey but need more room in the main pack for It has more organization than our top pick. The capacity of the main pack is 45 liters, basically the same as that of our main picks It has more organization and compartments than the Osprey packs There are two large water-bottle compartments on either side and a laptop compartment inside the top opens with a drawstring like a hiking backpack This drawstring design does allow you to stuff a bit more into the pack than the Osprey packs the main pack is technically too tall to be a carry-on for most airlines The shoulder straps are well padded—the best I’ve seen—and height adjustable The back panel and hip straps are generously padded All this does make the pack nearly twice as heavy as the Osprey though we’re talking only a few pounds (under 8 pounds compared with the Farpoint’s 4-plus pounds) You can customize it. The pack is available in two main colors: black and light green. In addition, the straps have complementary color options, including orange (shown above), pink, and maroon, plus five other choices. This allows for more personalization and flair compared to the Osprey packs Salkan also sells several accessories to go with The Backpacker and a laundry bag that attaches to the inside of the main pack It’s sturdy—but has not-so-great attachments The bag’s 900-denier polyester fabric (even stronger than our top pick’s 450-denier fabric) is extremely strong and should resist rips or tears What zippers The Backpacker has run smoothly but the design oddly eschews them in key places the main and daypack’s top openings do not These flaps are secured with aluminum “G”-shaped hooks (Salkan calls them buckles) that slide into nylon straps The hooks feel nice in your hand and could well last longer than the plastic clips on the Osprey packs connecting them takes a few moments longer than using a clip or zipper would—time that adds up like they could slide loose under load and movement (These hooks are also what connect the daypack to the main pack.) It has a great warranty. Salkan has a “‘No Landfill’ Lifetime Guarantee”: “If there is something wrong with your backpack that shouldn’t be the company has a 100-day trial period within which you can return or exchange the pack if you don’t like it The Backpacker costs much more than the Osprey packs this doesn’t add much functional difference It does come with a rain cover—Osprey’s costs $40 Is the Salkan’s extra cost and organization worth the better aesthetics There’s no way to lock either the main pack or the daypack There’s no way to attach a lock to the “G” hooks The nylon drawstrings at the main pack’s top opening offer no practical way of attaching a lock For such a well-designed and feature-rich pack With the daypack buckled and the drawstring closed it’s highly unlikely someone could reach in while you’re wearing it without you noticing I frequently leave my pack in luggage rooms at hotels or the occasional hostel without lockers and not being able to lock it when it’s out of sight would concern me This is not a comprehensive list of everything we tested in previous iterations of this guide—just what’s still available we checked out a number of companies that make great packs but none of those packs met all of our criteria In most cases this was because the company specialized in top-loading bags or very large bags that didn’t include daypacks but this largest size of the pack has been discontinued The pack’s also more expensive than our top picks This article was edited by Ria Misra and Christine Ryan. What I CoverGeoffrey Morrison is Wirecutter’s former AV editor He has been to all 50 states and 60 countries and he is the author of Budget Travel for Dummies and the sci-fi novel Undersea Don’t forget to put a good camera in your bag We have picks for travelers (and vacations) of all kinds Here are the Wirecutter-recommended ones we love most Wirecutter is the product recommendation service from The New York Times Our journalists combine independent research with (occasionally) over-the-top testing so you can make quick and confident buying decisions Whether it’s finding great products or discovering helpful advice we’ll help you get it right (the first time) Print Costa Mesa fire investigators are examining the cause of a 1-acre brush fire that broke out Friday in a portion of Fairview Park where sensitive wildlife is known to reside and where evidence of human activity was also spotted Department spokesman Battalion Chief Chris Coates said the blaze was first seen and called in shortly after 9:30 p.m as officers flew over the scene just west of Placentia Avenue 2025An earlier version of this story indicated an 8.4-acre fire broke out in Fairview Park in June 2023 “They happened to be flying in the area and observed it,” Coates said Monday Costa Mesa fire personnel respond to a nearly 1-acre brush fire at the city’s Fairview Park on Friday (Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue) Crews arrived at the park and saw flames reaching toward the sky but could not immediately access the fire’s origin point as the area was covered in thick brush that was unreachable by vehicle Firefighters used chainsaws to hack their way through the vegetation to gain access and then ran approximately 2,000 feet of hose to the spot to tackle the fire Personnel from four engine companies and one battalion chief remained at the park for 4.5 hours to make sure the site was completely overhauled and no burning embers remained but the fire spokesman said there were signs of human activity in the surrounding area “The fire occurred in an area where there is evidence of homeless encampments,” Coates said clarifying that it will be up to investigators to determine whether that may have contributed to the brush fire A June 2024 fire at Costa Mesa’s Fairview Park burned 8.4 acres and caused the temporary evacuation of nearby residents Model Engineers) Such fires are not uncommon in Fairview Park which falls under the care and maintenance of the city of Costa Mesa On June 23, 2024, crews battled an 8.4-acre brush fire at the park’s southern end near Victoria Street that, fueled by high temperatures and dry conditions, caused the temporary evacuation of residents on Swan Drive to the north. Two teenagers reportedly received minor injuries during the blaze and were assessed at the scene, while another individual found in an encampment at the park was taken into police custody on suspicion of trespassing. It is unknown whether that person may have been linked to the start of last year’s fire, the cause of was never publicly reported. Although the Pilot requested public records on the investigation in September, that request was denied because the case was still under review. Costa Mesa spokesman Tony Dodero confirmed Tuesday the city typically performs brush clearance at Fairview Park each year before the July 4 holiday, but waits until September to maintain portions of the park’s east side, due to bird nesting season. Last year, city crews began mowing certain “fuel modification zones” in the park beginning in late June, according to Dodero. 12:57 p.m. April 30, 2025: This story was updated to include information from the city of Costa Mesa regarding annual brush clearance schedules at Fairview Park. Sara Cardine covers the city of Costa Mesa for the Daily Pilot. She comes from the La Cañada Valley Sun, where she spent six years as the news reporter covering La Cañada Flintridge and recently received a first-place Public Service Journalism award from the California News Publishers Assn. She’s also worked at the Pasadena Weekly, Stockton Record and Lodi-News Sentinel, which instilled in her a love for community news. (714) 966-4627 News 2025: An earlier version of this story indicated an 8.4-acre fire broke out in Fairview Park in June 2023 Subscribe for unlimited access Site Map In an expedited permit application, the town will consider plans for the McKinney Texas Temple – with a 120-foot spire – in an area where houses can be no taller than 35 feet Churches can be taller if issued a conditional-use permit The town’s planning and zoning commission is scheduled to consider the plans submitted by the church Fairview’s Town Council could make the final vote on April 29 The meetings will take place at Fairview’s council chambers at 372 Town Place and will be livestreamed Fairview’s planning and zoning commission is scheduled to consider the new application on April 24 at 7 p.m The town council is expected to take up the matter the following week Town and church leaders want to consider the application before the May 3 election which will change the town council’s composition The current council unanimously agreed last November to a nonbinding settlement for a smaller 120-foot temple after the town denied a permit request for a 174-foot tall temple last August which prides itself on preserving its rural character in the middle of the booming Dallas suburbs Church officials expressed doubts that the compromise would eventually be approved After reassurances from the mayor, the church last month submitted its application for a building of about 30,700 square feet with a 33-foot tall roof The plans include a tower base coming up to about 44 feet and a spire reaching 120 feet The last time the town considered the church’s application, a crowd of hundreds gathered for the meeting Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Operating profit show major financial turnaround for the Minneapolis-based health system Fairview Health Services is reporting an operating profit for 2024 that shows a major financial turnaround including increased hospital admissions and surgery volumes as well as strong performance in its pharmacy business Fairview, which acquired University of Minnesota Medical Center in a financial bailout in 1997, is the state’s fourth largest employer with an in-state headcount of 34,673 people “I couldn’t be more proud of the leadership this organization has demonstrated by accomplishing what amounts to about a $600 million turnaround in 2 and a 1/2 years if you account for inflation,” Fairview’s chief executive “The challenge is — it’s nice to make a profit and we use those margins to reinvest in the organization," Hereford said “But this is a very capital-intensive industry We have big hospitals and expensive equipment and [many] people and that has to be continually invested in.” Fairview provides about $100 million of financial support each year for the U of M’s academic health program which trains doctors and health care professionals while providing advanced specialty care for patients Fairview gave notice in November 2023 that it would not renew the current U of M affiliation “I don’t think it’s sustainable to continue to do what we’ve done in the past to support the university,” Hereford said But indications point to continued challenges in a Fairview-U of M relationship that’s been fraught for many years There’s been public disagreement in recent months over the future of a joint venture at a large clinic and surgery center on the U’s East Bank campus between Fairview and University of Minnesota Physicians saying it could support instead a “strategic partnership.” Hereford declined to say exactly what Fairview is proposing as an alternative Earlier this month, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison named former UnitedHealth Group executive Lois Quam as “strategic facilitator” to find a path forward for Fairview “I promised the AG and Lois Quam that we won’t discuss these matters in public,” Hereford said Last year, Fairview posted $51 million in operating profit on just over $8 billion in revenue, for a margin of less than 1%. It was better than the previous year’s operating loss of $189 million. Inpatient admissions grew from just under 84,000 in 2023 to nearly 90,000 in 2024. At the same time, Fairview treated fewer patients during “observation” days, a lower-paying category of care at hospitals where visits don’t qualify as inpatient admissions. Total surgeries increased from 83,163 in 2023 to 85,570 last year. In clinics, the tally for “relative value units,” which is a measure for the intensity of health care services provided to patients, increased by 6%. Overall revenue grew by nearly 10% while most expense categories grew at a slower rate, said Joe Gaylord, the health system’s chief financial officer. Premium pay for hospital workers was down by about $59 million as Fairview didn’t rely as much on high-cost “traveling” nurses and agency labor. “The improvement’s really been across-the-board,” Gaylord said. “We’ve seen higher leverage on our overhead expenses, so while revenue goes up overhead expenses are still well under control.” The Minnesota Star Tribune uses the term “profit” to describe net earnings at the state’s largest nonprofit groups to reflect the significant capacity of these organizations to make money, even as these funds are reinvested in nonprofit operations. For-profit companies, by contrast, generally make at least some earnings available to outside investors. Fairview operated for five years without operating income due to the health system’s significant financial reserves and investment portfolio. Beyond the operating profit in 2024, Fairview reported investment gains of $137.4 million, according to a filing this month with bondholders, plus additional unrealized gains on interest rate swaps. Overall, Fairview last year posted about $185.2 million of revenue in excess of expenses, a metric that combines operating profit and investment gains. “Over the past several years,” Hereford said in a statement, “we made a deliberate choice to keep investing in our people, our communities, and the care our patients need — even when margins were tight or negative.” In February, the board of directors at Fairview approved a two-year contract extension for Hereford, extending his leadership through the end of 2028. Christopher Snowbeck covers health insurers, including Minnetonka-based UnitedHealth Group, and the business of running hospitals and clinics. Health Care The payment is part of a proposed settlement to litigation dating back more than a decade about alleged economic harms suffered by health care providers Staffing in Hennepin County to help residents navigate Medical Assistance hasn’t kept pace with the increasing number of people seeking long-term care City health officials offered 87 clinics last year vaccinating underserved communities against COVID But the program was cut after the Trump administration terminated the funds Rachel Mills tossed a sweet pepper in the air “Check out these monster peppers,” she said She was in the produce section of the Carrs Grocery in Anchorage’s Fairview neighborhood this orange pepper is bigger than my hand!” She’s been shopping at “The People’s Carrs” since she moved to Alaska in 2008 and a community hub for the Fairview neighborhood Mills said it feels like a small-town store in the middle of the city The pharmacist remembers her husband’s birthday managers special-ordered food for her hamster so she could get everything she needed in one place She’s heard it’s the best fried chicken in town She’s seen the long lines of people waiting when it’s coming out hot But Willie won’t be frying chicken at the corner of 13th and Gambell for much longer just one month after an announcement from their corporate owner A representative from the company didn’t agree to an interview but said the decision to close the location wasn’t made lightly She wrote that the store has been underperforming for years “It hurts to know that a business can just close down and create a food desert Raymond Patterson Junior lives up the street and doesn’t own a car He said it will be hard when the store closes “You have to ask people for rides and pay people gas money to get rides up there because you don't have transportation,” he said you actually have to take a cab or something like that He’s been coming to this store since he was tiny That nostalgia is shared by other shoppers too Andres Guarderas grew up a couple blocks from the store Now he often pops over from his job in midtown “It's just going to be terrible because of the memories,” he said I think people have a special place in their heart for this store.” Guarderas said he knows that people associate the store with the homelessness and drug use in the neighborhood people from all walks of life shop at the store “It has the reputation of being the ghetto Carrs He said while he knows he can’t speak for everyone Allen Kemplen is vice chair of the Fairview Community Council and a resident since the early 90s. He said the neighborhood has one of the lowest median incomes in the city But while the store may look a little rough from the outside he says that’s not what’s inside the building “Inside the building is a beating heart of the Fairview neighborhood - kaboom He said the company is making decisions based on numbers But he said that doesn’t tell the whole story “They haven't experienced the goodness within those walls,” he said “All they see are those little numbers on the spreadsheet.” And he’s frustrated that the news came so fast He said that if the corporation had given them more notice Anything to keep the community institution alive in a couple weeks the building will be encased in chain link fencing and barbed wire beating heart of the neighborhood,” he said you've turned it into an empty shell that looks like a prison.” Kemplen said he’d like to have some kind of goodbye before the store closes maybe a ceremony or something to honor longtime staff and share memories with community members He said he’s trying to figure out how to make that happen The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has filed a new application for a conditional use permit to build a smaller McKinney Texas Temple in Fairview Fairview’s zoning commission and city council rejected the church’s original application to build a larger temple in separate votes last summer The two sides had negotiated an agreement for the smaller temple in November but the church decided not to submit a new application when Mayor Henry Lessner and the town council indicated they would seek additional concessions by the church the mayor has again expressed his support and belief that the Town Council will stand by its word,” local church spokeswoman Melissa McKneely said in a statement released Tuesday “The church is grateful for this assurance and today has filed a new application consistent with the agreement We look forward to continuing our association with the community as good neighbors and friends.” Lessner confirmed Fairview officials received the church’s application Tuesday afternoon “The building design that was submitted yesterday appears similar in size to the building design that was part of the mediation back in November 2024,” Lessner said in a statement provided to the Deseret News “Our staff has just starting looking at what was submitted I really haven’t seen any of it other than a picture of the new design “We appreciate the church taking this route as opposed to going through the legal system.” The Fairview Town Planning and Zoning Commission will review the application and vote on it in a future meeting the town’s communications and marketing manager The town council will review the application after the planning and zoning commission The new application seeks a conditional use permit to build the temple in a residential area Conditional use permits are the normal tool used by churches and governments to provide space for houses of worship in residential areas The church has applied to build the temple on Stacey Road in a section colloquially known as Church Row Church Row includes Sloan Creek Campus of the Chase Oaks Christian Church and a Latter-day Saint meetinghouse The temple and the Twin Creeks Church of Christ are also planned for that section of the road The initial Latter-day Saint proposal was for a medium-sized two-story temple of 44,000 square feet on 8 acres The plans called for the temple to be 65 feet tall with a 108-foot steeple for a total height of 173 feet They emerged with an agreement for a smaller temple — one story of approximately 30,000 square feet with a main height of 45 feet and a steeple height of 120 feet Soon after the sides announced the agreement it appeared that Fairview leaders would call for more concessions have said they oppose a steeple taller than 68 feet which is the height of the Latter-day Saint meetinghouse on the proposed temple site Last week, the local Latter-day Saint leader, Allen Texas Stake President Daniel Trythall sent a letter to Fairview officials requesting a positive outcome based on the mediated agreement said the church’s leadership and membership want to cooperate with Fairview’s leaders and residents The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints always seeks to cooperate with communities while exercising its fundamental rights of worship,” she said in her statement A "perfect storm" of a mechanical error and an inactive alarm system forced the Fairview Township Sewer and Water Authority to issue a boil water advisory Monday afternoon for about 3,300 of the township's residents Residents who live in District 3 — the former Fairview Borough — need to boil any tap water they use for drinking They can also use bottled water if they prefer "What happened is that there was a mechanical error in our chlorination system where everything went to pot all of the sudden," Elwell said our alarm system was being worked on at the time so we were not notified that the chlorine levels had dropped." The amount of chlorine in the water fell below 0.4 milligrams per liter which caused the authority to contact the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and issue the boil water advisory What needs to happen to end the boil water advisory?The advisory will remain in effect until Thursday at the earliest "We have to bring the chlorine levels to 0.4 then test it for two consecutive days," Elwell said Those affected by the advisory need to let the water boil for at least a minute before letting it cool and consuming it Failing to do so could result in bacterial illnesses Contact David Bruce at dbruce@timesnews.com. Follow him on X @ETNBruce Ohio — The Cleveland Clinic is expanding its footprint in Kamms Corner The hospital system wants to build a thousand-car parking garage on the north side of Lorain Avenue located directly across the street from Fairview Hospital Residents who live in the area of 179th Street came out to the community room at Kamms Corner Development Tuesday to speak their concerns to hospital officials as well as officials from the City of Cleveland "We're not getting any hardcore answers," said Chris Gnall who has lived in the neighborhood for nearly 35 years Gnall says he is concerned about the size of the garage He and others in the neighborhood have heard it could be seven stories high "Nobody wants to walk out their front door and look at a seven-story parking garage," Gnall said But traffic was the main concern as residents spoke out asking how their two-lane road would be able to accommodate the flow 2,000 cars in and out per day," said Gnall You're directing them into a residential street essentially two lanes with a residential house on the property or on that street Cleveland City Councilman Charles Slife believes the meeting was productive and called the residents' comments and concerns helpful Slife said it would help the Cleveland Clinic and the City of Cleveland decide how to adjust the traffic lights or the streets around the parking garage to accommodate everyone "We heard a lot of good questions that hadn't come up before," said Slife "I think {the questions} are going to really help make sure that as we've moved down this progression we're going to end up with a project that meets the needs of as many people as we can including the people who have committed to living in the neighborhood." who lives and owns a business near the proposed parking garage has lost faith in the Cleveland Clinic and the city's ability to act responsibly It'll be nothing but cars blocking our driveway," Gorze said It's not even conceivably possible to funnel that many cars down a two-lane road Slife said he knows there have been growing pains between the residents and the hospital over the years "I would disagree with the one component that the Cleveland Clinic can do whatever it wants," said Slife we have regulations in place in the City of Cleveland that prevents property owners from just going buck wild and doing whatever they want on their property without any regard for kind of the spillover effects." The Cleveland Clinic sent an email to News 5: Fairview Hospital's expansion plans include building a new cancer center medical office building and parking garage to replace the current outdated facilities It's my understanding that tonight's meeting was focused on the garage and traffic Fairview hosted several community meetings over the past two years to discuss these plans and gather feedback on the project's design We revised the project based on this feedback and it's currently going through the City's public process for approval We are committed to being a good neighbor and ensuring our hospital is poised to deliver high-quality care for our patients well into the future I'd also like to point out that we received positive feedback from many community members on this project and our significant investment in the neighborhood I encourage you to also reach out to Kamm's Corner Development and Councilman Slife who were part of our community meetings The next community meeting will be held on April 1 Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInFAIRVIEW (KPTV) - The partner of a woman who was killed when a small plane crashed into their townhome last August is now suing for $10 million in a wrongful death case Three people were killed in the crash and were identified as 75-year-old Barbara J of Fairview (Resident); 73-year-old Michael C of Beavercreek (Pilot); and 79-year-old Jacqueline K MacDonald lived in the townhome with her partner Walton has now filed a $10 million wrongful death lawsuit the company responsible for inspecting and maintaining the aircraft - Emerald Aircrafter - was negligent allowing the plane to fly that day in unsafe condition The lawsuit also points to the two pilots who died in the crash accusing them of failing to check if the plane was airworthy and not choosing a safe spot to attempt an emergency landing FOX 12 reached out to Emerald Aircrafter for a comment on the lawsuit and have not yet heard back Keith Ellison hopes the “fresh start” of facilitated negotiations will ease tensions and disputes over the fate of the current M Health Fairview system Attorney General Keith Ellison is intervening in a complex proposed megadeal among the University of Minnesota and the Fairview and Essentia health systems that could reshape academic medicine in Minnesota Ellison on Wednesday announced that he is selecting a “strategic facilitator” to broker talks among the parties The negotiator will set a timetable and “take a look at all potential solutions” for how to align the university’s medical school researchers and specialists with two of the state’s largest providers of hospitals and clinics and the importance of the public interest in getting this right my office is taking a more active role,” Ellison said in a statement The U’s medical school and affiliated physicians provide health care with Fairview under the M Health Fairview brand but that turbulent agreement expires after 2026 The Legislature in 2023 gave sweeping powers to the attorney general to intervene in large transactions that affect how Minnesotans afford and access health care Lawmakers at the time were worried about a merger between Fairview and South Dakota-based Sanford Health that could have put control of the U’s taxpayer-subsidized medical center in out-of-state hands public impact or private infighting as the current one M Health Fairview operates 10 hospitals and 60 clinics which financially support a medical school that has trained 70% of the doctors statewide and a university that ranks 23rd nationally for federally funded scientific research though it is unclear where it would get the money Ellison said in his statement Wednesday that “the parties .. welcome the chance for a fresh start.” After selecting a facilitator to resume talks Ellison said his office will retain the power to intervene if any resulting deal presents antitrust concerns or threatens Minnesotans' cost or access to care has expressed hopes that a three-way partnership could recreate the success at the University of Michigan where she previously served as vice president for research and innovation Michigan ranks third nationally among federally funded research institutions Fairview CEO James Hereford has stated in an internal memo that the health system does not plan to merge with Essentia Fairview-employed doctors also wrote a letter opposing any merger that could interfere with their approach to patient care Fairview said it welcomed the attorney general’s “structured facilitation process in an effort to find a resolution that is fair and in the best interests of those we serve.” But the deal is even more complex than aligning a public teaching hospital with two competing nonprofit health care systems While Fairview doctors serve as the backbone of primary care and other medical services in the health system much of its specialty care and clinical research is provided by U doctors who are part of a stand-alone group practice called University of Minnesota Physicians And this powerful group has been wary of any agreement that undercuts its independence Jeremy Olson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter covering health care for the Star Tribune. 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