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Andalusia approves sales-tax rebate for Synergy convenience store at US‑29 and Pioneer Drive
Summary
The Andalusia City Council approved Resolution 2026-06 granting a sales-tax rebate for Synergy’s planned convenience store at US‑29 North and Pioneer Drive: a 2% rebate of the city’s 3.5% sales tax for three years, contingent on the business generating the taxes; the project is described as a roughly $3–3.5 million investment.
The Andalusia City Council on April 7 approved Resolution 2026-06, a business-development agreement with Synergy to support construction of a new convenience store at US‑29 North and Pioneer Drive.
City Clerk (presenting the agreement) said Synergy is headquartered in Andalusia and that the owner, identified in the discussion as Mister King, has grown a number of stores in the area. The clerk described the planned investment as "three over three and a half million dollar investment" and said the rebate being approved is 2% for three years: 2% of the city's 3.5% sales tax would be rebated back to the business at that site over a three-year period, and only if the business produces the sales taxes.
The mayor and other council members described the stores as well-run and likely to improve the intersection. The mayor recommended approval; Councilman Powell moved to approve the resolution, Mister Boswell seconded, and the council approved it by voice vote.
During the presentation the mayor referenced "Alabama constitutional amendment number 725" (transcript phrasing), which he said provides the authority for the agreement; the transcript did not provide a formal citation or further statutory text. The agreement as described includes no direct grant or upfront gift, only the conditional sales-tax rebate tied to realized sales tax at the site.
