Council agenda includes $3 million Alabama Industrial Access grant for North Brooklyn expansion site access road

The council agenda included a resolution authorizing the mayor to apply for and accept a $3,000,000 grant from the Alabama Industrial Access Road and Bridge Corporation to support an access road serving the North Brooklyn expansion site. The agenda language said the grant requires no local match. The item was read as a recommended approval on the council docket; the provided transcript excerpt does not include a recorded vote or further discussion about project design, timetable, or contingencies. Background: The Alabama Industrial Access Road and Bridge Corporation provides grants for infrastructure that supports industrial expansion; the agenda item names the North Brooklyn expansion site as the intended beneficiary and lists $3,000,000 with no local match requirement. Next steps: The resolution on the agenda would authorize the mayor to submit and accept the grant if the council approves. The excerpt does not record council action on the item in this session.