The Fairhope Times

Fairhope, Alabama thefairhopetimes.blogspot.com    Church /Saint James corner. DOWNTOWN BLIGHT? The Times is making inquiries about the lack of progress on the four run-down 1960s era buildings that were supposed to be renovated by the FEEF non-profit organization -- to be used as classrooms for high school-aged students. The organization's director gave a presentation to the city council last Summer who said then work would begin by the end of 2025, but that never happened ( click ). The FEEF leased the property from the city in 2021 (for $1 per year); restoring/maintaining the  4 buildings was one of the stipulations of their 15-year lease agreement. When contacted by the Times, councilman Burrell said he did not now why there has been no progress, but would look into it. (Burrell is a former FEEF president and long-time advocate for the organization and K-1 project.) Renovation of the main K-1 building (a different project and lease) is expected to be completed by year...