Residents pressed Mobile County commissioners to block Beacon Data Centers’ multi-billion-dollar Calvert Infrastructure Hub. Commissioners said the county has no legal authority to stop it.
Tag: zoning
Coverage of zoning from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
Baldwin County
Gulf Shores Opens Its Comprehensive Plan to Residents at a July Open House
The first public open house for the Gulf Shores Plan invites residents to review maps and data, flag priorities, and help set the vision that will guide the city’s growth for years to come.
Baldwin County
Gulf Shores Weighs Tax Rebates to Draw Restaurants and Boutique Hotels Into Its Walking Districts
After years of investing in parking, sidewalks and drainage near the beachfront, Gulf Shores is considering programs that would rebate up to half of new city taxes to developers who build high-quality projects in two priority districts.
Baldwin County
West Orange Avenue Streetscape Leads a Sprawling Foley Council Agenda
Foley leaders take the first step toward redeveloping downtown West Orange Avenue with a $100,000 engineering contract, part of an agenda that also covers a senior center, a $2 million grant application and a retiring K-9.
Baldwin County
Stockton Votes Itself a Zoning District as a 4,500-Acre Solar Farm Looms
Residents of Stockton’s Planning District 3 voted 215-161 to bring their area under Baldwin County planning and zoning, a grassroots response to a proposed 4,500-acre solar farm they say blindsided them.
Baldwin County
Orange Beach Council Declines Appraisal, Ending Pursuit of $14 Million RV Park Purchase
A motion to authorize a $15,000 appraisal of the 23.7-acre Beech RV Park failed at a special-called Orange Beach City Council meeting, effectively ending the city’s pursuit of the $14 million property.
Local News
West Mobile Couple Acquitted in Washington County Horse Cruelty Case
A west Mobile couple with a long history of keeping animals was found not guilty of cruelty charges tied to a horse that died in Tibbie, closing a case that had lingered for more than a year.
Baldwin County
Baldwin County Politics Stirs: A Challenger Eyes the DA’s Office, a Forester Waves Off a Draft
Attorney Russell Watson confirmed he was weighing a run for Baldwin County district attorney against incumbent Judy Newcomb, while Art Dyas said talk of a commission bid was not coming from him.
Local News
Mobile County Democrats Take Their Meetings on the Road and Eye Two GOP-Held House Seats
The county Democratic executive committee planned to meet around the county during 2009 to build interest, as two Democrats were reported preparing challenges to Republican state Reps. Victor Gaston and Jim Barton.
Baldwin County
Jack Burrell Kicks Off a Fairhope Mayoral Campaign at the Pier
Jack Burrell launched his campaign for mayor of Fairhope with a kickoff party at the Yardarm Restaurant at the Fairhope Pier, opening a municipal season that would run to the August ballot.