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The Collin County town of Fairview is fighting back against the proposal by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to build a temple with a spire over 170 feet tall, according to recent reports.
The church wants to build the McKinney Texas Temple — first announced in October 2022 — next to one of its existing churches in Fairview, according to the church’s website. However, Fairview residents have come out strongly against the proposal.
Fort Worth area’s first Latter-day Saints temple breaks ground The controversy is not due to the temple’s religious affiliation but rather its size.
The temple, is planned for a site that is a little more than 8 acres along Stacy Road, next to one of the church’s meetinghouses. It would be about 44,000 square feet and multiple stories, according to the church’s website.
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