Though an SUV caused a recent injury to the historic burial ground, a preservationist found that the biggest risks to public safety in the cemetery came from some of its most magnificent structures: tombs built for now-dissolved society groups. Now, a five-generation master plasterer is determined to repair them.
Author Archives: Jordan Hirsch
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Council adopts regulations to prohibit use of Municipal Auditorium as City Hall
A proposed zoning change will ban the use of certain park spaces — including Armstrong Park — for a new City Hall.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Group says it will continue work against Cantrell City Hall proposal until city stops advertising for bids on it
A Cantrell spokesman called the plan ‘dead in the water’ this week, but bid solicitations remain active on the city’s contracting portal.
Posted inLand Use
Despite ongoing opposition and proposed zoning changes, city still looking for contractors to redesign Municipal Auditorium as new City Hall
Over the summer, Mayor Cantrell met with a group opposed to the plan, telling them to come up with their own ideas for how to use the building. The group has been working on it but has not heard from city officials since July.
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Opponents of proposal to move City Hall to Municipal Auditorium must come up with their own plan — without city resources — mayor says at meeting
‘You have 90 days to identify another use’ to secure FEMA funding for the building, or the city moves forward with the City Hall plan, Cantrell said on Tuesday.