A military board lifted a ban this week on service members going to The Citadel mall after hearing from mall ownership about safety improvements.

The ban was put in place during July and was revised to allow service members to go there for educational and religious purposes shortly after it was put in place. The mall is home a large church and a school.

City Councilwoman Nancy Henjum said officials and representatives with Namdar Realty who owns the mall in partnership with Mason Asset Management met with the review board who makes decisions about the off-limits list last week.

The list, posted by Fort Carson, was updated on Wednesday and prohibits service members from going to various bars, clubs, arcades and other businesses.

Henjum was among the local leaders who raised concerns about the ban, particularly because efforts are underway to revitalize the mall.

“I am super happy, very excited,” she said.

Mayor Yemi Mobolade also praised the change.

“This decision is the result of dedicated stakeholders joining together to make necessary changes and demonstrate a proactive approach to safety,” he said, in a statement. Mobolade said the mall was placed on a three-month probationary status.

Fort Carson never provided clear data on why the mall was included on the list. The base said at the time the Armed Forces Disciplinary Control Board examines police data and businesses are made off-limits after all alternative remediation options are exhausted. The decisions are made to protect service members.

Representatives of Namdar Realty, who owns the mall in partnership with Mason Asset Management, promised to make changes to improve safety and security at an event in mid-August.

“We are working actively to do immediate items now, as well as working alongside with city, with the stakeholders and with the military to make sure that the mall is a place of safety, for not just the military, but for the community,” Kevin Chadrjian, with the company said at the time.

In early August two people were inside an employee-only area when at least one round was fired. Mall security said that the wounded person was an employee of the mall, a shoe-shiner, and had one gunshot wound, The Gazette reported previously.

In a statement, Fort Carson said that mall management and city leaders have designed an extensive plan to address safety.

“This decision will continue to be reviewed, and the premises may be placed on the off-limits areas and establishments list if conditions endanger the safety of service members. The entire board is grateful for the continued efforts to keep our community safe in the local area,” the statement said.

Retired Army Chaplain Jody Harlow, the owner of a mall-based taekwondo and jiujitsu training center, said he is happy with safety improvements the mall’s ownership has made, such as new cameras at the main doors both inside and outside. He expects new cameras will help deter crime.

The company has also cut back some of the high grasses and improving the security of some of the service doors, he said.

Those who were involved in the shooting in early August have also been removed, Harlow said.

To help bring the community back into the mall, events around Halloween and Veterans Day and a day to appreciate the military are in the works, Harlow said.

“I am hoping we can move forward from this,” he said.

Henjum will be hosting a community conversation about the mall  from 4-6 p.m. on Sept. 20 at the Zeal Church, which is located on the mall’s west side.