Jack Allen Quotes

What we're hoping for is to come up with a generalized plan of how people want to see the town develop. - Jack Allen

There needs to be at some point some permanency to this thing. And I think that's what our concern was. We're not trying to tell Auburn who should be the chief executive officer. (We're) asking them to go ahead and make decisions. - Jack Allen

The first meeting was designed by the Birmingham Regional Planning Commission to judge what we saw as strengths and weaknesses in the town. - Jack Allen

The families coming up here will be people who want to escape New Orleans and other Gulf Coast areas permanently. - Jack Allen

One woman will rent out her RV for a family until they can find something more permanent here... Another couple said they will lend their duplex rent free for as long as it takes until they can get their feet on the ground. - Jack Allen

One of the reasons the Council originally objected to the Landmark project was that the applicant did not provide a shoring plan indicating how the hillside would be stabilized during the excavation. A shoring plan is still not available. If they start excavating they could trigger a slide. With temporary shoring we could at least know how they are going to hold that hill up there. - Jack Allen

I know what it is like to be devastated and lose everything. - Jack Allen

All the families will be given a thorough medical and criminal history check... Once they are cleared, they can then transition up here. - Jack Allen

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