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Jefferson County approves $3.5 million to support Culture City’s Powell Avenue redevelopment
Summary
The Jefferson County Commission voted Dec. 18 to provide $3.5 million in economic development support for Culture City’s planned $60 million redevelopment of the Powell Avenue Steam Plant into a National Accessibility Park, following a public hearing under Alabama Amendment 7.72 that drew no public comments.
JEFFERSON COUNTY — The Jefferson County Commission voted Dec. 18 to award $3.5 million from its economic development fund to support Culture City’s planned redevelopment of the Powell Avenue Steam Plant into a National Accessibility Park.
County staff presenting the item described the project as a roughly $60 million redevelopment that would include a National Disability Art Gallery and Museum, an accessibility amphitheater, culinary training spaces and what the presenter described as the first U.S. technical college for people with disabilities. The presenter estimated about…
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