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Residents of Collegeville urge council to address pollution, rezoning and seek buyouts; speakers call for community-led revitalization
Summary
Several speakers during public comment described long-term pollution and rezoning they say harms Collegeville, called for community-driven revitalization and asked for transparency and buyout options for heavily impacted residents.
Residents and community leaders used the public-comment period at the July 22 Birmingham City Council meeting to press elected officials for action on pollution, rezoning to light industrial uses and lack of investment in Collegeville and nearby neighborhoods.
Jerica Miles Mabry said she represents Collegeville residents and described her neighborhood as a "superfund area scarred by pollution from coke and steel companies." She said residents have suffered health impacts and alleged the city rezoned parts of Collegeville, Herriman Park and Fairmont to light industrial "without…
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