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Arab opens $11 million recreation center
ARAB, Ala. (WAFF) - A new $11 million recreation center is open in Arab after more than a year of construction. The project is designed to give residents more opportunities for indoor sports. The facility covers 38,000 square feet. Arab Mayor Bob Joslin said it is the biggest project ever...
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Trinity rezoning request withdrawn amid resident opposition
TRINITY, Ala. (WAFF) - After months of pushback from people who live in Trinity, the vote on a proposal to rezone nearly 184 acres of land is now off the table. That land sits between Steed Road and Old Trinity Road and was billed as a perfect location for a data center.
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Trinity Town Council delays its vote on a controversial rezoning
The fourth consecutive meeting took place on Monday, where dozens of neighbors were in attendance at the city council meeting with growing concern that if a rezoning proposal passes, the land could be used for a possible AI Data Center.
The Cullman Tribune
The Cullman Tribune
Revised Cullman ordinance drops proposed 25-foot shoreline buffer at Lake George
CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman City Council gave a first reading Monday, Nov. 9, to a revised drinking water ordinance that drops the proposed 25-foot shoreline buffer at Lake George. The council took no vote on Ordinance No. 2026-56 . (See previous story: www.cullmantribune.com/2026/11/08/cullman-proposes-2-5k-minimum-fine-for-lake-violations-but-many-catoma-rules-date-to-2007 ) The first draft named three lakes. The revision names the two that supply Cullman’s drinking water today, Lake Catoma and Duck River Reservoir. It specifies a 35-foot buffer at Catoma and a 100-foot buffer at Duck River, each measured inland from the shoreline when the reservoir is full. Cullman began using Lake George as a water source in 1958. The city later disconnected it from the water system after Lake Catoma and its treatment plant came into service in 1967, according to Tribune archives. The revised ordinance still says the Utilities Board owns property at “all current and former water supply lakes.” If Cullman draws drinking water from Lake George again, the proposed rules for land adjoining the public water supply could apply there. The revised text sets no buffer width for Lake George. Council President Kim Hall said city and utility officials had encountered three different ordinances over the past year and wanted residents