The 16-story spire would make it the tallest structure in the North Texas town of Fairview, as tall as its water tower.
"We want them to get their church. They're just not allowed to build it at the size they're trying to build it," said Fredrickson.The Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints has proposed to build a large temple next to an existing church off Stacy Road. The McKinney Texas Temple is one of eight other worship buildings in operation, announced, or under construction, in the state of Texas.
But, some of the residents who spoke with WFAA did not get a warm feeling from the open house meeting. The Church's spire is what is drawing the ire. It is proposed to be 173 feet and 8 inches tall and it is proposed to be built right next to their existing church. "The spire and the temple are very significant to us religiously, and the spire is a representation of something reaching up to the heavens and it helps us look to heaven and God," said McKneely.
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