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The project involves 19,000 linear feet of main water line, which eventually will be linked to the megasite's water tank and Rainbow City Utilities.

Gadsden’s taxpayers should not accept a final resolution based on the board’s word that the “proposal” by Pilgrim’s Pride has been denied.

The Gadsden Airport Authority will hear presentations from prospective purchasers/leasers of an 88-acre parcel of land on Steele Station Road at its next regular meeting, at noon Aug. 20. GAA Chairman Harry McLendon said Tuesday that the meeting likely will be in Meeting Room 1 at The Venue, and will be followed Aug. 27 by a meeting for public comments and discussion. McLendon said the authority is asking that presentations be kept to 45 minutes or an hour. The GAA has heard from two potential...

The Gadsden Airport Authority will update the status of rendering plant litigation and schedule another meeting — this one to hear proposals from potential buyers or leasers of the contested tract — when it meets Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. at The Venue.  The authority is involved in litigation related to Pilgrim Prides expressed interest in buying or leasing about 88 acres of land owned by the GAA on Steele Station Road. Pilgrims Pride wants to build a rendering plant to make animal food in...

That letter put the companys interest in the site in writing, and asked for the GAAs help in seeking releases from the FAA to develop the property, and with rezoning through the City of Gadsden. In the latest letter, Glover wrote, "We plan this action (going to the FAA) based on consultation with the Authoritys consultant, who advised that we may submit the request without Authority action. "As youll recall from our June 16 letter, we are also seeking permission to rezone the 88 acre parcel cur...

It is said, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” That is why the photograph is associated with this commentary. The depiction is quite disturbing when talking airport and aircraft safety.   This visual was taken early this year over an animal parts rendering plant in Gastonia, North Carolina. The picture shows hundreds of turkey vultures hovering over the rendering plant in a virtual “fish ball”. The “fish ball” towered as far as I could see. My granddaughter, Breanna, also was ...

The Gadsden City Council went into executive session during its pre-council meeting on Tuesday to discuss the “authorizing of engagement” for a legal firm.   The council was in executive session for roughly an hour to talk about hiring Ford, Howard and Cornett, P.C. of Gadsden.  Council President Cynthia Toles said after the council returned to open session and before its regular meeting that the issue had simply been “presented” and no immediate action would be taken.  ...

Attorney Christie Knowles on Thursday in a social media post struck back at Gadsden Mayor Sherman Guytons comments during Tuesdays City Council meeting. Knowles said Guyton "essentially accused" her or her law firm of using a computer to steal "confidential" documents linked to a proposed Pilgrims Pride rendering plant in Gadsden. Its not true, she said in a Facebook post, and insisted the mayor knows that. Guyton used the mayor/council comments time at the meeting to question where Knowles fi...

Knowles and attorney Joshua Sullivan argued Thursday against motions to dismiss two lawsuits.  One of the suits was filed on behalf of Dynamic Collision, challenging the zoning of the proposed site. The other was filed by Choice Fabricators and Advance Etowah, alleging a failure to provide documents related to the plant from the City of Gadsden, Gadsden-Etowah Industrial Development Authority and the Gadsden Water Works and Sewer Board. Knowles argued that documents shes received — limited...

For more than 90 minutes Tuesday evening, Alabama Department of Environmental Management Agency representatives heard from 14 people who registered to speak regarding an air permit sought by Pilgrims Pride for a proposed rendering plant on Steele Station Road. Outside the Downtown Civic Center, a crowd gathered with "Stop the Rendering Plant" and other signs, chanting "Just say no" and other slogans as people entered the back of the center for the hearing. Opponents of the rendering plant stag...