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The Gadsden council appointed two council members to replace Gadsden Commercial Development Authority members, rather than four, as had been proposed.

Gadsden's mayor proposed a resolution to replace four Gadsden Commercial Development Authority members, putting four council members in their places.

The Gadsden Airport Authority will meet Tuesday to elect a new chairman, after Harry McLendon decided against serving another term.

A hearing slated for Friday is off for now, attorneys say, after defendants in a lawsuit challenging zoning at the proposed site for a Pilgrim's Pride rendering plant agreed not to seek rezoning of the property on Steele Station Road until after a public hearing in August. An order issued late Thursday afternoon said the hearing had been continued by a joint motion from the parties. It was rescheduled for 9 a.m. Sept. 10. The lawsuit pits Dynamic Collision and more than 20 property owners in the Steele Station Road area against the City of Gadsden, the Gadsden Airport Authority and Pilgrim...

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 buyers/leasers — Pilgrim's Pride, for construction of a rendering plant; and the Etowah Community...