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Fairhope Wants Development Density Reduced OUTDOORS: Hunting and fishing boost black belt economy, PAGE 19 Toros advance to state PAGE 12 HS and college basketball The Courier PAGE 13 INSIDE DECEMBER 4, 2019 | GulfCoastNewsToday.com | 75¢ Fairhope wants development density reduced By GUY BUSBY abama 181 and Bay Meadows [email protected] Avenue. The request would have allowed 99 single-family FAIRHOPE — City Council homes to be built on about 34 members want the number acres of that parcel with the of lots on a proposed Planned rest zoned for business. Unit Development on Ala- The council did vote 3-1 to Fairhope creating Public bama 181 reduced before de- approve another request to School Commission ciding whether to approve the annex and zone a 76-acre par- project. cel on the northwest corner GUY BUSBY / STAFF PHOTO The city of Fairhope is tak- The council voted Nov. 25 to of Alabama 181 and Fairhope A Planned Unit Development that will include single family homes, ing steps to start plans to table a proposal to rezone 38 apartments and businesses has been approved for the property on the oversee revenue from the acres at the intersection of Al- SEE FAIRHOPE, PAGE 2 northwest corner of Fairhope Avenue and Alabama 181. new three-mill property tax approved by voters for local schools. Read more on page 15. Prodisee Pantry giving holiday gift of food Fairhope considers changes for film makers By GUY BUSBY [email protected] FAIRHOPE — Shoot- ing some films could become easier and Roundabout planned cheaper in Fairhope at 32 and 13 under changes being considered by the City A new roundabout is Council. planned for the intersec- The proposed ordi- tion of Baldwin County nance would reduce 32 and Baldwin County 13 fees and application near the Fairhope Airport, times for some short according to county of- films, such as com- ficials. Turn to page 16 to GUY BUSBY / STAFF PHOTOS mercials for local busi- find out more. nesses and set deadlines By GUY BUSBY and other specifications [email protected] for all film production products in Fairhope. SPANISH FORT — As many “We’re trying to make DEATHS PAGE 7 local shoppers line up in it easier for our custom- stores to stock up on turkey ers and our citizens Ronille W. Biggs and fixings, hundreds of Bald- to be able to film their Robert Raymond Boike win County residents would commercials and get Rosemary Davidson Caldwell have little to put on holiday them into us,” Jessica Robert Wayne Heflin tables without the help of vol- Walker, Fairhope com- Joy Reynolds Lenz unteers. munity development On the morning of the director told council James Fred Werner Tuesday before Thanksgiving, members at a Nov. 25 Kristina Wise volunteers at Prodisee Pantry work session. in Spanish began stacking The city now charges shopping carts with groceries, a $1,000 application fee canned goods, loaves of bread, and requires a $5,000 produce and other items as security deposit for all INDEX well as hundreds of holiday Produce and loaves of bread are stacked before distribution for film productions shot in turkeys to make the season Thanksgiving meals at Prodisee Pantry. Fairhope. The same fee BALDWIN LIVING, 3 brighter for their fellow resi- applies for a 30-second dents. Outside, other volun- improved in Baldwin County, a lot of hard-working people television commercial CLASSIFIED, 20 teers and a Baldwin County many working residents still who just don’t earn enough to or feature-length film, HEALTH, 8 sheriff’s deputy directed have a hard time making ends get by when an apartment is she said. traffic as people seeking as- meet. at least $800 a month and their The proposal would LEGALS, 24 sistance lined up outside the “Things are still tough for salaries just can’t keep up.” reduce the fee for a film OPINION, 23 building on US 31. a lot of people,” she said. While Prodisee Pantry dis- of less than 10 minutes Deann Servos, executive di- “It’s an invisible issue. It’s tributes food throughout the to $500 with a $2,500 re- OUT & ABOUT, 6 rector of Prodisee Pantry, said hard when you’re working a PUZZLES, 22 that while the economy has minimum-wage job. We get SEE PRODISEE, PAGE 17 SEE FILM, PAGE 2 SPORTS, 12 Gulf WHAT Coast YOU IN Media STORE VOLUME 126 • ISSUE 19 IS NOW 1 SECTION • 32 PAGES ONLINE! • Freshest Quality All Departments • Hand Selected by Our Personal Shoppers • Delivery or FREE Same Day Curbside Pickup • Beer & Wine NOW Online! Order & Pay In Store! GREERS.COM/SHOP 2 • The Courier • December 4, 2019 • Gulf Coast Media FAIRHOPE not want to change our current zoning to a less CONTINUED FROM 1 desirable, cookie-cutter shotgun development.” Avenue. Resident Mario Ga- The Bay Meadows site briel said development is is now zoned Residential- inevitable, but the coun- Agricultural, R-A, which cil should consider less allows one home on each of an increase. three acres. “I’m not saying don’t Several residents ob- build and let other jected to the rezoning at people in here,” Gabriel Bay Meadows saying the said. “I’m just saying increase in homes would allow the infrastructure be too much of a change to keep up with the in traffic and density. growth. It doesn’t have Resident Mark Ro- to be 99 homes, three shetko said that while homes per acre. It could the developer had re- be two homes per acre”” duced the original pro- Council members also posal to build 109 homes, said they would con- the current request to sider a change to allow GUY BUSBY / STAFF PHOTO more homes, but not 99 allow 99 homes on land A proposed development near the intersection of Bay Meadows Avenue and Alabama 181 is scheduled to be reconsid- now zoned for 13 should houses. ered by the Fairhope City Council in December. Local residents objected to the proposal at the Nov. 25 meeting. not be allowed. Councilman Jimmie What really happened Conyers said the lots intended to allow more acres on the northwest allowed on the areas area for developers to in Fairhope was an do not have to be three lots on the site. corner of Fairhope Av- zoned for business. do PUDs and subdivi- out-of-town developer acres in size, but he was To me, I think this enue and Alabama 181. “I also haven’t seen if sions and we are going proposed a change in our not comfortable allowing is an abuse of a PUD,” The request calls for the business portion of through a comprehen- ordinance for a PUD in that many homes on the Brown said. “I think 23.3 acres to be devel- this is rezoned to B-4, it’s sive land use plan that is June for 109 lots on 30 site. they’re throwing in the oped as multi-family a blank canvas and that, Restore funded starting acres, a 900 percent in- “I’d rather see them commercial out-parcel residential, with 232 to me, violates the spirit next year,” Wilson said. crease,” he said. (lots) larger, but the just to get the smaller lot apartment units. An- of a PUD where you have “The goal will be to re- Roshetko said that size doesn’t bother me, sizes that wouldn’t be al- other unit would include some local control over ally communicate with kind of development will I think it’s the number lowed if this were just a 67 single-family home what goes in the PUD,” citizens that are in the change the character of of lots — 99 lots versus straight rezoning.” lots on 14.11 acres. The Burrell said of the Bay unzoned, unincorpo- Fairhope. what they could be by Council members said final area would be de- Meadows site. rated areas because we I want a neighborhood right, which is 12,” Cony- they would consider veloped as commercial Mayor Karin Wilson want them to communi- that we in Fairhope can ers said. “It seems like a proposal that might property with 16 lots on said that by annexing cate with each other and be proud of,” he said. the only real purpose of allow 60 to 80 homes on 28.79 acres. the Fairhope Avenue site have a vision for each “This PUD is not innova- this PUD is to get more the site. The request is Council President Jack with rezoning, the city area of Fairhope and tive. We live in a creative lots in here.” scheduled to be brought Burrell cast the only vote would have more control buy in. And hopefully environment here with Councilman Robert back to the council on against the Fairhope over development in the we can communicate the artists. This is not what Brown also said the PUD Dec. 9. Avenue proposal. He said community. value of coming inside we want Fairhope to proposal with mixed Most council members both proposals did not “The city of Fairhope the city limits. That re- look like. Your vote to- residential and commer- did approve the request specify what commercial has the strictest guide- ally is the future thread night will say that we do cial development was to annex and zone 76 development would be lines available in the right now.” FILM said. multiple departments body approved.” the line? Let’s say because you’re going The proposal would before we can sign off on Council President they’re standing on the to be hit with multiple CONTINUED FROM 1 also require film mak- the application.
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