Gadsden Neighbors Demand Garden Terrace Demolition

0:00It's April 1st. From your city to your ears, this is Birmingham News today, powered by AI. Neighbors and gats in Alabama are pushing hard to tear down the old garden terrace apartments on hillside circle. These buildings got condemned years back for being straight up unsafe and they become a huge blight on the block. City officials gave the owners more time to make repairs, which reset the entire demolition clock and slowed everything down. William Schiffman rounded up 150 signed petitions from folks nearby, all saying enough is enough. He points out kids clam around in the windowless, doorless ruins, homeless people crash there, and it leaves everyone feeling exposed, even on their own property. Councilwoman Tanya Latham shares the frustration and plans a community meeting soon to tackle the complaints head on. City rep Ruth Moffitt stresses they need to pin down the owner and make them pay up for the cleanup. As gats and ramps up the pressure, this eyesore could finally vanish, letting the neighborhood

1:00breathe easy once more.