GULF SHORES LAWSUIT & 2020

Fairhope set the stage for citizens to fight back against City Government and elected officials who stop listening to the citizens. Now Gulf Shores citizens are filing a lawsuit and fighting back about an apartment complex the City of Gulf Shores approved over the objections of the area residents.

PEOPLE POWER – WAKE UP GULF SHORES

Gulf Shores City Council to Hear Appeal of Planning Commission’s Decision to Approve Regency Place Apartments Site Plan Application Monday, October 29, 2018 4:00 p.m. Gulf Shores City Council Chambers…

Source: rippreport.com/2018/10/28/people-power-wake-up-gulf-shores/

This has been brewing for over a year and the City of Gulf Shores and the Mayor basically told the residents that the “Apartments are a done deal, get over it, there is nothing you can do.”

Neighbor sues over ‘illegal’ Gulf Shores apartment project - Lagniappe Mobile

Neighbor sues over ‘illegal’ Gulf Shores apartment project - Lagniappe Mobile

A resident of the Enclave at Oak Hill Condominium in Gulf Shores has filed suit against the city, a developer and a company proposing a 206-unit apartment complex next to the condos. Nan Hedgspeth, who has been a vocal part of a social media group formed to fight the complex on Regency Road is named …

Source: lagniappemobile.com/neighbor-sues-over-illegal-gulf-shores-apartment-project/

Note: Does not link to original source.

Gulf Shores, just like Fairhope underestimated the citizens frustration and the condescending way those opposed to the apartments were treated. It’s official, a law suit has been filed. A special recognition goes to Pete Sims of Gulf Shores and his perseverance in representing the citizens impacted negatively by the Apartments.

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To change planning and zoning rules, regulations, and official members of the P&Z Board, you vote out the Mayor, that’s what happened in Fairhope. That is what could happen in Gulf Shores in 2020.