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Committee backs higher sidewalk-café fees, directs revenue toward downtown lighting

Tuscaloosa City Committee · December 16, 2025
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Summary

A Tuscaloosa City committee approved raising sidewalk-café fees to $1.75 for places serving alcohol and $1.25 for coffee-only vendors, with the fee tied to annual CPI increases; staff said a substitute will be filed to match published council materials to the committee vote.

A Tuscaloosa City committee voted to raise sidewalk-café fees, approving a proposal to set the fee at $1.75 for establishments that serve alcohol and $1.25 for coffee-only vendors and to tie future increases to the consumer price index.

“...the what I'm proposing...is to go to, $1.75 for those with that serve alcohol...and going to 1…

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