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Councillors tasked with approving or rejecting an application by the Salvation Army to build a shelter and health complex in Vanier are caught between their planning experts who have signed off on the plan and dozens of people who attended city hall on Tuesday to oppose the proposal.

More than 160 people signed up to address council’s planning committee on the Salvation Army’s application, making it one of the most contentious issues during Mayor Jim Watson’s administration.

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The committee could take up to three days to hear all of the residents before making a recommendation to council, which is scheduled to vote on Nov. 22. About 30 people addressed the committee on Tuesday.

The Salvation Army wants to build a shelter and health facility at 333 Montreal Rd., where the Concorde Motel currently exists. The operations from the Booth Centre in the ByWard Market would be moved to Vanier and the Salvation Army’s building in the market would be sold.