Toms River, NJ – Fearing Toms River Mayor Dan Rodrick and the township council would move forward on a plan to use eminent domain to seize a waterfront parcel of on a church site sought to convert into a downtown homeless shelter, the Christ Episcopal Church has announced they have abandoned thier plan to build a large homeless shelter on that site.

The homeless shelter faced criticism by hundreds of residents in the local neighborhood who did not want a full-time homeless shelter operating in their backyard.

With over 90% of the homeless being drug addicted or mentally ill, residents grew more concerned after realizing most of those individuals would have no place to go during the day and would wander through their neighborhoods.

After their plan was denied by the township zoning board

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