Mobile and Baldwin County News
Coverage of land use from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
In October 2014 the Baldwin County Commission reversed its own planning board and approved rezoning nine acres near Alabama 181 for a wedding rental facility, over earlier drainage concerns.
A proposed brewery and cafe at the former Roussos building in downtown Mobile cleared a zoning review after officials determined a variance wasn't needed.
Five neighbors sued Baldwin County to stop a Lillian fire station planned at the corner of Santa Piedro Street and Ickler Avenue, citing noise and concerns about falling property values.
In 2008, nearby Foley businesses and residents raised concerns after an adult gift and video store opened near Highway 59 and the Foley Beach Express.
South Mobile County needs more sewer capacity, but a proposal to discharge treated wastewater into Portersville Bay, or to route new sewer lines down Dauphin Island Parkway or Bellingrath Road,…