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Mobile Police Jurisdiction To Expand?
By Kesshia Peyton Anchor/Reporter
Published: Mon, March 03, 2008 - 6:17 pm
Last Updated: Friday, August 15, 2008 - 3:53 pm
Last Updated: Friday, August 15, 2008 - 3:53 pm
Kesshia Peyton
That's the word from Mobile Mayor Sam Jones.
There's been talk that the city wants to try to annex Tillman's Corner - mainly the business area on Highway 90.
News Five asked Mayor Jones about the rumors.
He says at this time, people in Tillman's Corner and Theodore have expressed interest in becoming apart of the city, but no definite plans have been made.
"There is some interest out there and we certainly have an interest in giving them that opportunity, but whether we've developed any definite plan for that, the answer to that is no. We've been pretty busy here lately," said Mobile Mayor Sam Jones.
Mayor Jones says his office doesn't have any set procedure where they go out and ask people if they want to become apart of the city...it's usually the other way around.
He says so far three or four communities in the county have asked about becoming annexed.
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He looks to see where the new tax money is and goes after it. That is how he decides what will become part of the city. How is he going to run a larger city when he can not run mobile the way it is currently going. Look at the large increase in crime in the midtown area. Look at the way city projects are going yet again midtown Florida street. All the new industry that is coming into Mobile did not come from Sam Jones it came from planning done by Mike Dow before Sam Jones even got elected.