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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Tuscaloosa public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Disposition of 1501 Culver Road Property
The city wants to sell or lease a property it bought and renovated with federal grant money in 2010. Proceeds would go toward another qualifying community development use, and the change must be advertised for 30 days of public comment.
Office-warehouse lots on Pearson Circle
A developer wants eleven two-acre office/warehouse lots looping through a quiet residential circle off Culver Road. Commissioners worried about trucks rumbling past homes and asked whether a direct Culver Road entrance would be better; the plan was tabled a month.
Ullman Avenue townhome expansion
A developer wants to tear down the long-idle vet clinic on Ullman Avenue and add three townhomes matching the existing complex next door, with new parking fronting the street. The Planning Commission unanimously backed it and the district councilor supports it.