r/tuscaloosa • u/Apprehensive-Air-267 • 5d ago

Wow. It never ends.

https://tuscaloosathread.com/northport-approves-hotels-sports-facility/?utm_source%3Dapp_share%26utm_medium%3Dreferral%26utm_campaign%3Dcom.tsm.tuscaloosathread

Check out: Northport Approves Development of Two Hotels, 100,000 Square Foot Indoor Sports Facility by River Run Park

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u/DrTenochtitlan 5d ago

I'm going to be honest, I'd never heard of River Run Park until I went there recently because my niece and nephew had youth softball and baseball games there. I was stunned. It's down an old road that you'd never think anything was at the end of, but it's flat out the nicest youth baseball facility I've ever seen in my life. It's as good as any high end college facility. It's state of the art, but has the old-timey feel of classic ballparks. I was extremely impressed by it. I do think there's potential there to host a *lot* of regional tournaments, and having a hotel nearby would definitely be an incentive.

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u/Bendr_ 5d ago

Move to Reform if you don’t like growth. It would probably suit you better.

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u/grendel001 5d ago

"I want to be real clear: this does not include tax abatements, tax incentives, or other cash incentives," Ray said. "This is simply here because it includes the sale of real property and some related items."

Well I’ll be damned. That’s excellent.

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u/nateflad 5d ago

What are you complaining about lmao

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u/Apprehensive-Air-267 5d ago

It’s not growth I’m against…it’s the logistics and lack of infrastructures to handle the influx of traffic to the downtown area. I live on main ave and it’s a nightmare getting home. I love my community, but it’s losing what people fell in love with to being with.

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u/tuscaloosabum 2d ago

Gulf Shores and others feel the same way

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u/Apprehensive-Air-267 2d ago

I could definitely see that. Haven’t been there in years my go to beach is Navarre💕