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Councilman Carroll asks to hold sale of two parcels behind YMCA pending plan details
Summary
Councilman Carroll asked the Mobile City Council to table consideration of an ordinance to convey two small city-owned parcels—one triangular lot behind a former funeral home and one fenced track behind the YMCA—until the council has clear plans and assurances the YMCA’s programs will not be harmed.
Councilman Carroll asked the Mobile City Council to delay consideration of an ordinance that would convey two small city-owned parcels—one a triangular lot behind a former funeral home and the other a fenced track area behind the YMCA—until the council has more information about the buyer’s plans and potential effects on YMCA programming.
Carroll said the triangular parcel is “a little bit more than a half acre” and sits behind the funeral home that MAMGA purchased as part of a block restoration and redevelopment effort. He said the second parcel is used daily by YMCA staff, children and seniors, and that he had not seen a plan for how a sale would affect those uses. “I don't see how or why we would be selling the piece of property to another entity … I don't know what their intended use is,” Carroll said. “But the biggest thing right now is that it's serving a beneficial use to kids that are coming from an underserved community.”
Why this matters: council members said the parcels are currently used for community programming and neighborhood access. Carroll urged the council not to “unintentionally hurt” YMCA operations that serve underserved children and older residents while redevelopment is being considered.
Details and next steps: Carroll asked that the ordinance be tabled so the council can receive and review a plan showing how the sale would affect YMCA activities and parking. The council was told administration will contact the YMCA and the related foundation and report back; the item is expected to be brought back at next Tuesday’s meeting. The transcript records the request to hold the item, but no formal vote on tabling was recorded.
Background: Council discussion identified one parcel as adjacent to Warren and MLK, across from Stone Street and near a site referenced as Heart of Marys, and the other as the fenced track area immediately behind the YMCA on Congress. Council members noted the triangular lot is surrounded by properties reportedly owned by MAMGA and a nearby gas-station parcel.
