Birmingham muzzles citizens during commission meetings

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see the start at 3:12 mark
https://vimeo.com/event/3470/videos/345594611

https://www.freep.com/story/news/loc...on/1722151001/

also - how is describing a parking garage as 'open air' considered an amenity?

City Manager Joe Valentine said planning groups selected the site four years ago as “the best location for increasing our downtown parking capacity.” The new parking deck would boast “modern amenities” such as bright LED lighting, improved entrance and exit designs, an “open-air appearance” and enhanced security.

If I were a Birmingham citizen, I would be absolutely appalled about a $57.4 Million developer handout to build a 7-floor parking deck + Restoration Hardware so they can abandon their somerset location.

To give you some context, Milwaukee gave Northwest Mutual $73 TIF for a 32-Story 1.1 Million Office Tower
https://news.northwesternmutual.com/building-the-future