When presenting Gastonia's plan to collaborate with other local agencies and establish a warming station , the city's director of housing and community engagement Danette Dye showed the council a timeline of events relating to the former Salvation Army building, which once housed a cold-weather shelter in the winter.

Since the Salvation Army closed the shelter in 2024, questions have been raised about who is responsible for hosting warming or cooling stations and whether local leaders plan to shelter homeless residents.

Here is a look at the timeline and an answer from a Gastonia city councilwoman on whether the city is considering opening a shelter.

Timeline • November 2023 - Gastonia and Gaston County partner with the Salvation Army to operate a cold weather shelter at the facility

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