Councilors question timing of “Gateway” rebrand of city’s “Juniper Flats” hotel converted to senior housing

City Councilors on Monday, Oct. 20, urged the Keller administration to rethink its plan to rebrand the under-renovation Juniper Flats senior apartments after signage with the “Juniper Flats” project name was already installed.

During the City Council’s question-and-answer period, District 9 City Councilor Renée Grout said the new name could make the permanent affordable housing complex sound like a temporary shelter and might discourage seniors from applying.

“If you change the name to Gateway Seniors, that sounds like a shelter and it’s not a shelter,” Grout said during Monday’s City Council question-and-answer period. “It’s an affordable housing apartment complex where these residents will be living with a lease.”…

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