Thursday, March 13, 2008

Fort Morgan Civic Association votes down settlement

By RYAN DEZEMBER
Staff Reporter

The Fort Morgan Civic Association has refused a proposed settlement with Gulf Shores that would have ended a long-running legal dispute over construction controls along the Fort Morgan peninsula.

The settlement called for special zoning for the peninsula and obliged the city to hire a consultant of both sides' choosing to draft a development plan for the slender spit of sand.

Paul Barefield, the Civic Association president, said that the 400-member group voted Monday night, after considering the proposal for about three months. For every member in favor, 10 were opposed, he said.

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