. ♪ >> reporter: the church and other perspectiv perspective bud proposal to the neighbor coalition in and your vote be counted the flyer said. city councilman kenyata johnson came. the church got two-thirds of the votes cast that day. but simmons says, they were told afterwards it was a non binding straw vote. >> and your belief was that this was the show real support here? p exactly. >> reporter: and that's what you got? >> exactly. >> reporter: the school district listed the site for $3 million but agreed to sell for just over two. the happy church members signed a letter of intent. but then the deal languished for months. a resolution to sell the properties was suddenly yanked from the school reform commission's november meeting agenda. startled church members just wanted to know why. >> the city has specifically asked us to, um, hold off on the sale. so we're cooperate wig the administration. >> reporter: src member bill green cited a land use study being done in eastwick. >> the pepper school was flooded to about the four to 6 feet. >> reporter: terry williams is a spokesman for