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Battle brewing over housing plans for women fleeing sex trafficking
50-acre campus project draws fire from neighbors
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A Gainesville ministry plans to build a campus housing women escaping sex trafficking on 50 acres off Weaver Road, a hilly area off Poplar Springs Road in southeast Hall County, but the project has drawn opposition from neighbors.
A Gainesville ministry’s plans to build a campus housing women involved in sex trafficking has drawn fierce opposition from neighbors, who say they worry such a development would raise safety concerns and lower property values. Straight Street Revolution Ministries is hoping to build the campus on 50 acres off Weaver Road, a hilly area off Poplar Springs Road in southeast Hall County, presenting the proposal to a divided audience at a community meeting Tuesday night. “Scripture says to love the least of these and that’s who we are as a ministry,” Straight Street founder Todd Robson said.