Supporters of a women’s recovery home pleaded for compassion while concerned neighbors questioned transparency, safety and property values during a recent public hearing about Oxford House’s request for zoning accommodations.The hearing, held at the Excelsior Springs Community Center, centered on a request submitted by Oxford House, Inc. for 21 Dawn Avenue. The organization is seeking a reasonable accommodation under the Federal Fair Housing Act to allow up to eight unrelated adults, along with their children, to reside in the single-family residential district.“We want to be good neighbors. We want to help this community. We want to provide a safe place for mothers and also women in recovery,” said Oxford House Regional Manager Daniel Hahn, who is overseeing the home.The home currently houses six adult women and two children. Oxford House is a nationwide nonprofit that operates democratically run, self-supporting sober living homes for ...