In early December, Williams said he received a call from a real estate broker who said that the midtown redevelopment, one of Birminghams great success stories, was predicated on UABs growing undergraduate population and there is real concern that that growth could stagnate or possibly even decline after the announcement to end the football program, Williams said. Developments go where the people are and if there is not a growing population here than this is a less attractive place to develop, Williams said. All of a sudden youre making it more difficult for people to recoup investment in the city of Birmingham, particularly in the midtown area.
Posted on: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 02:44:31 +0000