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TONIGHT? A CONTROVERSIAL PROJECT IS BACK IN THE SPOTLIGHT IN TUSCALOOSA. THANKS FOR JOINING US AT TEN. I’M GUY RAWLINGS AND I’M SHERI FALK. THE PROJECT IN QUESTION WAS ORIGINALLY UP FOR A FINAL VOTE WITH THE CITY COUNCIL JUST A FEW HOURS AGO, BUT WAS ULTIMATELY PUSHED TO ANOTHER DAY. FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, CITY LEADERS HAVE BEEN DEBATING WHETHER TO ALLOW THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SPORTS ILLUSTRATED RESORT, WHILE THOSE IN FAVOR OF THIS PROJECT SAY IT HAS POTENTIAL FOR A HUGE FINANCIAL BOOST. OTHERS CALL IT A TRAFFIC HEADACHE, ESPECIALLY ON BUSY COLLEGE GAME DAYS. �������� 13 AARON LEWELLYN JOINS US AFTER TONIGHT’S MEETING. WHY DID THE TABLE THE MEASURE? AARON. YEAH, GUYS. SHERRY. THE TUSCALOOSA CITY COUNCIL DECIDED NOT TO VOTE ON THE SPORTS ILLUSTRATED RESORT TONIGHT. THAT’S BECAUSE TWO CITY COUNCILORS HAVE CONSISTENTLY VOTED AGAINST THE DEVELOPMENT. AND THE PROPOSAL REQUIRES A UNANIMOUS VOTE. NOW, BECAUSE THE CITY COUNCIL KNEW IT WOULDN’T HAVE A UNANIMOUS VOTE TO PASS TODAY, IT WENT AHEAD TO JUST POSTPONED IT TO THE NEXT MEETING. THEN A SIMPLE MAJORITY VOTE THEN WILL BE REQUIRED TO MOVE THE DEVELOPMENT FORWARD. NOW, COUNCILMAN KIP TYNER BELIEVES THE TWO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO HAVE NOT SUPPORTED THE DEVELOPMENT WON’T CHANGE THEIR MINDS. AND EVEN A YEAR AGO, IF YOU HAD ASKED HIM, HE SAYS THAT HE WOULD HAVE VOTED NO ON THE PROJECT TOO. BUT HE’S CONFIDENT IT WILL GET THE SUPPORT IT NEEDS TO MOVE FORWARD. IT WAS NINE STORIES. IT WAS A HUGE MAINTENANCE BUILDING, LIKE RIGHT IN THE FRONT. BUT AND SO I TOLD THEM, YOU KNOW, I WAS GOING TO VOTE NO AND COME BACK WITH A BETTER PRODUCT. AND THEY DID. THEY DROPPED IT TO SIX STORIES. THEY THEY ADDED A LOT OF OUTDOOR AMENITIES. PICKLEBALL COURTS. THEY’VE ADDED A RESTAURANT. AND SO I THINK THEY THEY WERE THEY SHOWED REALLY GOOD FAITH AND PROMISING TO COME BACK WITH A BETTER PROJECT. NOW, TYNER SAYS THE DEVELOPER IS INVESTING $50 MILLION IN THE PROJECT AND SAYS THE TAX CREDIT WILL BENEFIT THE CITY FOR YEARS. IF THE PROJECT GETS THE SUPPORT FROM THE CITY COUNCIL IN TWO WEEKS. THIS WILL BE THE FOURTH SPORTS ILLUSTRATED RESORT OF ITS KIND IN A COLLEGE TOWN. NOW, ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT IN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IS TRYING TO GET OFF THE GROUND AS WELL. MOST RESIDENTS IN NORTHPORT HAVE BEEN VERY OUTSPOKEN ABOUT A BEACH RESORT PROPOSAL. NOW, TYNER SAYS THE DEVELOPMENTS ARE DIFFERENT, AND THE TUSCALOOSA THAT TUSCALOOSA IS BRINGING A PROJECT THAT WORKS FOR RESIDENTS. THEY’RE TALKING ABOUT A BEACH. AND SO, YOU KNOW, WHICH I FIND THAT I HAVE MY OWN OPINIONS ABOUT IT, BUT THIS IS STRICTLY A RESORT FOR PEOPLE BASICALLY HAVE TIMESHARES WHERE PEOPLE WILL HAVE CONDOMINIUMS. THEY CAN PURCHASE. AND SO AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK THEY WILL BE VERY SUCCESSFUL AND, AND IN NO WAY IS IT RELATED TO THE THE BEACH DEVELOPMENT BEING PROPOSED BY NORTHPORT. NOW, THE CITY COUNCIL WON’T MEET NEXT WEEK, SO THE VOTE WILL HAPPEN ON JUNE 24TH. TYNER SAYS HE W