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Auburn council approves contracts, development projects and a city code change; denies pre-zoning request
Summary
Mayor Ron Anders reported the City Council on Dec. 16 approved multiple contracts and development items, adopted a city code amendment to mirror state law on vapor products, denied a 36.6-acre pre-zoning request and postponed an 85-acre annexation to Jan. 6, 2026. A tattoo shop approval passed 5-3 with restricted hours.
Mayor Ron Anders reported that the Auburn City Council approved a string of contracts and development items at its Dec. 16 meeting, denied a pre-zoning application for about 36.6 acres on Cox Road and amended city code to exclude gross receipts from consumable vapor products to match state law.
"Straley and Hess is adding 18,000 square feet and making a $2,750,000 capital investment," Anders said while summarizing the council's actions. The council also approved a contract with Kimley-Horn Associates for a FY2026 citywide traffic study at just under $700,000 (budgeted at $750,000) and a $383,000 fiber expansion project with Thalamus, LLC to add signal and intersection technology.
Other contract and project approvals reported by the mayor included a memorandum of understanding with the Alabama Department of…
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