City of Homewood, Samford University discuss residential rezoning agreement
City of Homewood, Samford University discuss residential rezoning agreement
>> LEADERS FROM THE CITY OF HOMEWOOD AND SAMFORD UNIVERSITY CAME FACE-TO-FACE TONIGHT TO TRY AND HAMMER OUT A NEW AGREEMENT AFFECTING HOMES THAT SURROUND THE UNIVERSITY WVTM 13’S CHIP SCARBOROUGH IS LIVE AT CITY HALL, WHERE HE WATCHED THOSE LEADERS TRIED TO -- TRYING TO REACH A DEAL CHIP? CHIP: THE CITY OF HOMEWOOD IS IN THE MIDDLE OF COMING UP WITH AN AGREEMENT THAT WOULD PREVENT A SORT OF REZONING IN THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS AROUND SAMFORD UNIVERSITY. ESSENTIALLY KEEPING THE CAMPUS FROM EXPANDING INTO RESIDENTIAL AREAS. SEVERAL DOZEN RESIDENTS PACKED INTO A CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF CITY HALL TONIGHT TO WATCH AS CITY COUNC MEMBERS AND TOP OFFICIALS FROM SAMFORD TALKED ABOUT A PROPOSAL THAT WOULD PREVENT ANY REZONIN IN THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. MEANING ANY HOMES THE UNIVERSITY ALREADY OWNS OR PLANS TO BUY HAVE TO BE USED FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES AND CAN’T BE PART OF A LARGER PLAN TO GROW THE COLLEGE CAMPUS >> AND IT JUST CHANGES THE ENTIRE DYNAMIC OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND YOU’RE TAKING THE HOME OUT OF HOMEWOOD. CHIP: SOME HOMEWOOD CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PROPOSED THE AGREEMENT BE FOR NINE YEARS, SAYING FIVE IS JUST TOO SHOR SAMFORD RESPONDED WITH A COMPROMISE OF SEVEN YEARS, WHICH HAPPENS TO BE THE SAME TERM THE OLD AGREEMENT THE SCHOOL HAD WITH THE CITY THAT EXPIRED LAST YEAR. >> I’M CONFIDENT THAT WE’LL WORK SOMETHING OU BUT WE HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSH . CHIP NOW, SOME CITY LEADERS WOULD LIKE A CLAUSE THAT ONLY FACULTY CAN LIVE IN HOMES TH SAMFORD UNIVERSITY PURCHASES, AND NOT STUDENTS. THE MATTER WAS TABLED TONIGHT AND WILL BE REVISITED DURING A MEETING SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 5. LIVE IN HOMEWOOD, CHIP SCARBOROUGH, WVTM 13. >> WE DID A LITTLE DIGGING TODAY AND FOUND THAT SAMFORD OWNS PROPERTIES WORTH NEARLY $200 MILLION. HALF OF THOSE ARE OFF-CAMPUS HO
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City of Homewood, Samford University discuss residential rezoning agreement
Leaders from the city of Homewood and Samford University came face-to-face Monday night to try and hammer out a new agreement affecting homes that surround the university.
HOMEWOOD, Ala. —
Leaders from the city of Homewood and Samford University came face-to-face Monday night to try and hammer out a new agreement affecting homes that surround the university.
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