Residents in two different Midtown neighborhoods have concerns over the future use of property the city has put on the market, after the Mobile City Council voted Tuesday to sell vacant land to residents of the Delwood subdivision by a 6-1 vote.
Local developer John Vallas, principal in Vallas Realty, and some residents along Durande Drive have pushed back against a deal that would allow the city to sell property to residents in the Delwood neighborhood.
kA 4=2DDlQAbQmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qmr@F?4:=>2? r]y] $>2==[ E96 @?=J 5:DD6?E6C[ D2:5 E92E H9:=6 96 DFAA@CED E96 C6D:56?ED[ 96 36=:6G6D E96 H2J E96 D2=6 H2D 92?5=65 H2D 2 3:E F?72:C E@ '2==2D[ H9@ H@C<65 E@ D64FC6 E96 D2=6 7@C 2=>@DE 2 J62C]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAbQmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm'2==2D D2:5 96 925 2 562= H:E9 E96 4:EJ E@ AFC492D6 b]c 24C6D E@ 3F:=5 `a E@ `d D:?8=6\72>:=J 9@>6D :? 2? 677@CE E@ C6G:G6 E96 DEC66E] w6 56D4C:365 E96 DECF4EFC6D 2D “A2E:@ 9@>6D]”k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAbQmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm“sFC2?56 C6D:56?ED H2?E E@ D66 ?6H 9@>6D 3F:=E[” '2==2D D2:5] “%96J H2?E E@ 3C:?8 ?6H =:76 E@ E96 DEC66E]”k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAbQmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qmp44@C5:?8 E@ '2==2D[ D@>6 >:D:?7@C>2E:@? 92D 366? C6A@CE65 3J ?6:893@CD :? E96 2C62] w6 D2JD E96C6 92G6 366? “:?244FC2E6” 4=2:>D @7 9:> H2?E:?8 E@ AFE 2A2CE>6?ED @? E96 =@ED] '2==2D 5:5 D2J 96 4@?D:56C65 E@H?9@FD6D 7@C E96 AC@A6CEJ 2E @?6 A@:?E[ 3FE F=E:>2E6=J 564:565 282:?DE :E]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAbQmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm“pD x 8@E 566A6C :?E@ E92E A=2?[ x C62=:K65 E96 C6D:56?ED H6C6 @AA@D65 E@ E96 56?D:EJ[” 96 D2:5] “$@[ x 564:565 E@ 3F:=5 D:?8=6\72>:=J 9@>6D]”k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAbQmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm!2E:@ 9@>6D 2C6 D:>:=2C E@ E@H?9@FD6D[ 2D E96J EJA:42==J D92C6 2 H2== H:E9 @E96C C6D:56?46Dj 9@H6G6C[ E96 56?D:EJ :D =@H6C 3642FD6 E96J @?=J 92G6 @?6 7=@@C[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^C62=E@C]4@>QmC62=E@C]4@>k^2m 567:?:E:@?]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAbQm'2==2D 2=D@ BF6DE:@?65 H9J E96 4:EJ ?6G6C :DDF65 2 C6BF6DE 7@C AC@A@D2=D @?46 E96C6 H6C6 >F=E:A=6 @776CD @? E96 E23=6] w6 D2:5 E96 4:EJ 9:DE@C:42==J 92D 366? :?4@?D:DE6?E :? E9:D C682C5] w6 C676C6?465 E96 C646?E D2=6 @7 E96 pD9=2?5 !=246 7:C6 DE2E:@?[ H9:49 H6?E E9C@F89 2? #u! AC@46DD]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAbQmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm“x DE:== 766= E96 36DE FD6 7@C E96 Ws6=H@@5X AC@A6CEJ H@F=5 36 7@C 56G6=@A>6?E @7 D:?8=6\72>:=J 9@>6D[ H9:49 H@F=5 8C62E=J 96=A E96 2C62[” '2==2D HC@E6 :? 2? 6>2:= E@ {28?:2AA6]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAbQmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm$@>6 s6=H@@5 C6D:56?ED 92G6 E62>65 FA 2?5 @776C65 E96 4:EJ Sbg[___ — E96 2AAC2:D65 G2=F6 —kDA2? 4=2DDlQpAA=6\4@?G6CE65\DA246Qm k^DA2?m 7@C E96 AC@A6CEJ] r@F?4:=>2? y@6= s2G6D[ H9@ C6AC6D6?ED E96 2C62[ H2D :? 72G@C @7 E96 D2=6 E@ E96 ?6:893@C9@@5]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAbQmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm“x E9:?< :E’D 2 8@@5 @FE4@>6 7@C E96 4:EJ[” 96 D2:5] “%96 4:EJ 86ED E96 AC@A6CEJ @77 E96 3@@<D[ E96 AC@A6CEJ 42? DE2J ,C6D:56?E:2=. 7@C6G6C 2?5 E96 4:E:K6?D 86E E@ 6IE6?5 E96:C 324<J2C5D]”k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAbQmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qmr2C= s6<=6[ AC6D:56?E @7 E96 s6=H@@5 }6:893@C9@@5 pDD@4:2E:@?[ E@=5 4@F?4:=@CD %F6D52J E96 C6D:56?ED 25;246?E E@ E96 G242?E AC@A6CEJ H2?E E@ =62G6 :E 2D 8C66? DA246] %] qCF46 |4z:??@?[ 2 s6=H@@5 C6D:56?E[ D2:5 E96 8C@FA H@F=5 DFCG6J E96 AC@A6CEJ 2?5 5:G:56 :E E@ >2E49 E96 25;246?E =@ED E@ 6IE6?5 E96 :>A24E65 C6D:56?ED’ 324<J2C5D]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAbQmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qmy6C6>J }677[ H9@D6 9@>6 :D 24C@DD E96 DEC66E 7C@> E96 AC@A6CEJ :? BF6DE:@?[ D2:5 96 :D 4@?46C?65 23@FE H96C6 E96 D2=6 :D 962565 2?5 2D<65 E96 4@F?4:= E@ 56=2J :ED G@E6 7@C 2 >@?E9]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAbQmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`QmpE :DDF6 7@C }677 :D E92E 96 2?5 ?6:893@CD H6C6 ?@E ?@E:7:65 23@FE E96 AC@A6CEJ 36:?8 7@C D2=6 F?E:= 9:D H:76 E2=<65 E@ r@F?4:=H@>2? q6DD #:49 23@FE :E H9:=6 E96 s:DEC:4E e C6AC6D6?E2E:G6 H2D C6D62C49:?8 E96 A@DD:3=6 D2=6] w6 =2E6C C646:G65 2 =6EE6C 7C@> 2 C6D:56?E 23@FE :E]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAbQmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm}677 D2:5 96 H2D ?@E :? 72G@C @7 '2==2D 86EE:?8 E96 AC@A6CEJ[ @C @7 E96 s6=H@@5 C6D:56?ED 86EE:?8 :E]k^DA2?mk^Am
k9C ^m
kA 4=2DDlQAcQmkDEC@?8m{@ED 7@C D2=6 :? r92E62F8F2Jk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAbQmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm#6D:56?ED @7 E96 r92E62F8F2J ?6:893@C9@@5 2=D@ 3682? C2:D:?8 BF6DE:@?D 27E6C E96 4:EJ A=2465 “7@C D2=6” D:8?D @? 2 ?F>36C @7 =@?8\G242?E =@ED E96C6]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAbQmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm%96 =@ED[ H9:49 E96 4:EJ 3@F89E 36EH66? `hfd 2?5 `hgc 3642FD6 @7 7=@@5:?8 :DDF6D[ H6C6 AFE 324< @? E96 >2C<6E 62C=:6C E9:D H66< 27E6C 2 56G6=@A6C :?BF:C65 23@FE E96>[ 4:EJ DA@<6D>2? v6@C86 %2=3@E D2:5]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAbQmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm%2=3@E D2:5 C62= 6DE2E6 286?E '2==2D D9@H65 :?E6C6DE :? E96 AC@A6CE:6D 2?5 E92E EC:886C65 E96 4:EJ’D D2=6 AC@46DD[ H9:49 :?4=F565 E96 A=246>6?E @7 E96 D:8?D 2?5 E96 A=246>6?E @7 2? 25G6CE:D6>6?E :? 2 =@42= ?6HDA2A6C]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAbQmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm“xE 5@6D?’E >62? 96 H:== 36 E96 3FJ6C[” 96 D2:5] “xE ;FDE EC:886CD E96 D2=6 AC@46DD]”k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAbQmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qmq642FD6 E96 AC@A6CE:6D H6C6 AFC492D65 :?:E:2==J H:E9 r@>>F?:EJ s6G6=@A>6?E q=@4< vC2?ED[ E96 4:EJ :D DF3>:EE:?8 2 C6BF6DE 7@C AC@A@D2=D 7@C E96 =@ED[ %2=3@E D2:5] !C@A@D2=D 2C6 5F6 324< 3J %9FCD52J[ |2J a] %96 4:EJ :D 2=D@ :? E96 AC@46DD @7 86EE:?8 2AAC2:D2=D 5@?6 @? E96 AC@A6CE:6D[ 3FE E96 2G6C286 E2I\2DD6DD65 G2=F6 @7 E96 =@ED :D Sb_[___[ 96 D2:5]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAbQmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm“(6 2C6 :? E96 AC@46DD @7 86EE:?8 2AAC2:D2=D 7@C 6249 =@E AC:@C E@ 4=@D:?8[” %2=3@E HC@E6 :? 2? 6>2:= >6DD286] “%96 E2I 2DD6DD@C D9@F=5 8:G6 2 8@@5 6DE:>2E6 7@C AC:4:?8 AC:@C E@ E9@D6 36:?8 7:?:D965] p?J 7:?2= D2=6 H:== 92G6 E@ 36 2AAC@G65 3J E96 r:EJ r@F?4:=]”k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAbQmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm$@>6 @7 E96 AC@A6CE:6D 92G6 366? E28865 3J E96 u656C2= t>6C86?4J |2?286>6?E p86?4J 2?5 42?’E 36 D@=5[ $6?:@C s:C64E@C @7 }6:893@C9@@5 s6G6=@A>6?E y2>6J #@36CED D2:5] (9:=6 E96 @E96CD 2C6 :? 2 `__\J62C 7=@@5A=2:?[ #@36CED D2:5 E96J 92G6 366? E@=5 3J 56G6=@A6CD E92E 6?8:?66CD 42? 7:?5 H2JD E@ 3F:=5 @? E9@D6 AC@A6CE:6D]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAbQmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qmp?J D2=6 H@F=5 :?4=F56 2 4@?5:E:@? E92E H92E :D 3F:=E @? E96 =2?5 C67=64E E96 ?6:893@C9@@5[ #@36CED D2:5] $A64:7:42==J[ 96 D2:5[ E96 4:EJ H@F=5 36 =@@<:?8 7@C 56G6=@A6CD @C :?5:G:5F2=D H9@ H@F=5 3F:=5 D:?8=6\72>:=J 9@>6D @? E96 =@ED] s6DA:E6 36:?8 @C:8:?2==J AFC492D65 H:E9 rsqv 7F?5D[ #@36CED D2:5 E96 =@ED H@F=5 92G6 ?@ :?4@>6 C6DEC:4E:@?D :7 D@=5 7@C 72:C >2C<6E G2=F6] x? @E96C H@C5D[ E96 DECF4EFC6D 3F:=E @? E96 =@ED H@F=5 36 >2C<6E C2E6]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAbQmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm%96C6 2C6 ?@ A=2?D E@ 492?86 E96 K@?:?8 @7 E96 AC@A6CEJ 7C@> :ED 4FCC6?E D:?8=6\72>:=J C6D:56?E:2= DE2EFD 2?5 E96 4:EJ H@F=5 ?@E DFAA@CE 2 492?86[ #@36CED D2:5]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAbQmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qmr@F?4:= ':46 !C6D:56?E {6G@? |2?K:6 92D C676CC65 E96 :DDF6 @7 AF3=:4 AC@A6CEJ 5:DA@D:E:@? E@ 2 4@>>:EE66] r@F?4:=>2? uC65 #:492C5D@?[ H9@ C6AC6D6?ED E96 r92E62F8F2J ?6:893@C9@@5[ DF886DE65 E96 4:EJ AFE 2 >@C2E@C:F> @? 2?J AF3=:4 AC@A6CEJ D2=6D F?E:= E96 4@F?4:= 4@>>:EE66 92D >6E]k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAbQmkDA2? 4=2DDlQD`Qm#:492C5D@? 25565 E92E E96 4:EJ H:== ?@E D6== E96 AC@A6CEJ F?E:= E96 4@F?4:=kDA2? 4=2DDlQpAA=6\4@?G6CE65\DA246Qm k^DA2?m 566>D :E ?@E ?646DD2CJ 7@C >F?:4:A2= FD6]k^DA2?mk^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.