Montgomery City Councilman Richard Bollinger was in intensive care at a Montgomery hospital Tuesday amid a monthslong battle with cancer.
Bollinger was diagnosed with cancer in December and continued to attend meetings while undergoing treatment, Council President Charles Jinright said. He briefly stopped attending meetings in February and returned later in the month despite dealing with a tremendous amount of pain, Jinright said.
Things have gotten worse in the past two weeks, Jinright said. The council president asked for prayers Tuesday and confirmed that Bollinger is in the ICU at a local hospital. He s had a setback in his cancer treatments, Jinright said.
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The deal centers around the Salvation Army building and land on Maxwell Boulevard, that’s where the proposed whitewater facility will be built. Negotiations between the city and Salvation Army have been ongoing for more than a year now.
This multi-million dollar project was first announced in August of 2019 by the Montgomery County Commission. It will include an Olympic-standard whitewater rafting facility and is expected to include other developments including restaurants, hotels and more.
City Council President Charles Jinright says city council passed a resolution Tuesday night allowing Mayor Reed to move forward with purchasing the property for $5 million. The city would then donate the property to the Cooperative District, the group overseeing the whitewater project.