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Tuscaloosa council tables Delaney Group Springbrook development after residents urge denial of $5.75M incentives
Summary
After prolonged public comment, the Tuscaloosa City Council voted to table indefinitely a proposed Delaney Group development in Springbrook that sought $5,750,000 in tax incentives; residents said the plan would demolish rental homes and remove mature trees and offered no clear public benefit.
The Tuscaloosa City Council voted to table indefinitely on Aug. 8 a proposed development agreement with Delaney Group LLC for a commercial project in the Springbrook neighborhood after multiple residents urged the council to deny a tax-incentive package.
The item before the council was authorization to execute a development agreement with Delaney Group and consideration of tax incentives the applicant said would total $5,750,000. During a public hearing, Susie Smith, who identified herself as a Springbrook resident since 1989, told the council the project would require “the demolition of 20 rental properties and…
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