City leaders are dealing with two issues that are coming head to head – redistricting and annexation.
. He argues that boosting the city’s population beyond the 200,000 threshold would bolster the city’s tax base and open up millions of dollars in additional federal grand money.
“ARPA funds never would exist without a pandemic,” he said. “You’re creating a pandemic in people’s minds.” Otherwise, McFarland added, it will be clear that the effort is “an attempt to prevent a black community from being finally represented.” Carroll said he is open to annexation but added that it must come after the city completes redistricting. But he echoed McFarland in saying that any new neighborhoods added to the city should be “proportional” in their demographics. He argued that annexation would not only increase revenue; it also would add to city government’s responsibilities. He pointed to unmet needs in parts of Theodore and Mobile Terrace that Mobile annexed during former Mayor Sam Jones’ tenure.
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