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Resident urges pause and data review for 400 East Lincoln/Next YMCA project, criticizes process
Summary
A resident told the commission the city’s handling of the 400 East Lincoln project and the proposed Next YMCA facility lacked transparency and relied on incomplete data, saying the project could cost taxpayers millions and remove existing community services.
Christy Barrett, a Birmingham resident, used the Aug. 25 public‑comment period to urge the Birmingham City Commission to pause and re‑examine the 400 East Lincoln Project, a proposed facility for Next (a regional YMCA operator). Barrett said the process lacked transparency and that key decisions were made in private meetings before public notice.
"This entire project was driven by a date Next needed to vacate Birmingham schools," Barrett said, adding…
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