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Developer asks for first-year sales-tax rebate for new Jack's Family Restaurant site
Summary
JAX development presented a proposal to build a new Jack's Family Restaurant in southeast Tuscaloosa and requested a sales-tax rebate of first-year city sales tax (estimated about $63,000) to help offset site remediation and a $150,000 required right-turn lane; councilors discussed alternatives and agreed to consider a vote in a future meeting.
A representative of JAX told the finance committee the company plans to invest more than $3 million to build a Jack's Family Restaurant in southeast Tuscaloosa and asked the council to rebate the city portion of first-year sales tax to help cover remediation and access work.
Jim Avery, who identified himself as lead of the JAX development team, said the project site is…
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