Birmingham settling lawsuit over unfinished, tax-funded church [Video]

WELL, I’LL TELL YOU CHARI AFTER THE JUDGE ACTUALLY CANCELED THE HEARING THAT WAS SCHEDULED FOR TODAY AND THE UPCOMING TRIAL, BOTH THE CITY AND THE CHURCH ARE NOW SUPPOSED TO FINALIZE THE SETTLEMENT. AND AFTER THAT, THE CASE WILL BE DISMISSED. NOW WE STARTED LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE BACK IN THE SUMMER OF 2022. A VIEWER ACTUALLY EMAILED ME ASKING ABOUT THE STALLED CHURCH PROJECT ACROSS FROM TOPGOLF. NOW, AFTER I DID SOME DIGGING, I FOUND THE STORY STARTED BACK IN 2014. THAT’S WHEN THE STATE WANTED TO BUILD A TRAIN OVERPASS IN COLLEGEVILLE, WHICH WOULD HAVE IMPACTED TRINITY CHRISTIAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH’S PROPERTY. SO ALDOT AND BIRMINGHAM GAVE THE CHURCH A COMBINED $1.2 MILLION TO RELOCATE. PLUS, THE CITY SOLD THE LAND TO THE CHURCH FOR A BUCK. HOWEVER, CONSTRUCTION STALLED IN 2017. FIVE YEARS LATER, THE CITY SUED THE CHURCH. IT ARGUED BY NOT FINISHING THE PROJECT, …