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From left: Bessemer City Council President Cynthia Donald; KikStart, Inc.’s Executive Director, Douglas Jackson; Jefferson County Commissioner Sheila Tyson; Jefferson County Sheriff Mark Pettway and Bessemer City Councilwoman LaTricia Crusoe at the grand opening. (Barnett Wright, For The Birmingham Times)
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Kikstart Inc., the non-profit that provides healthy meals across Jefferson County, on Saturday opened its first brick and mortar store in the Birmingham area offering deep discounts on everything from appliances to clothing.
From left: Bessemer City Councilwoman LaTricia Crusoe; Bessemer City Council President Cynthia Donald; Jefferson County Commissioner Sheila Tyson; KikStart, Inc.’s Executive Director, Douglas Jackson and Kikstart’s Edward Humphreys at the grand opening. (Barnett Wright, For The Birmingham Times)
Hoover residents oppose Bessemer rezoning
Opposition to proposed Parkwood Road development in Bessemer By Alan Collins | April 19, 2021 at 5:46 PM CDT - Updated April 19 at 5:46 PM
HOOVER, Ala. (WBRC) - Homeowners in a Hoover neighborhood are speaking out against a rezoning that could bring in new apartments and townhomes to the Bessemer Area.
On Tuesday, the Planning and Zoning Board will take a look at a request to change from single home zoning to multi-family homes, which will open the door for a lot of people to come to one stretch of roadway in the area.
The road in question is Parkwood Road in Bessemer. A developer wants to put a 133-unit apartment complex and 400 townhomes in the area. This is considered the back entrance to Russet Woods and Southwood Park. People here believe it would be a detriment to their homes and families by adding so much more traffic on this roadway without major improvements. A petition opposes the rezoning change.
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The union drive of Bessemer, Ala., Amazon workers has shed light on the oppressive, unsafe working conditions and low wages for workers at Amazon’s warehouses, fulfillment centers and Whole Foods markets.
But another aspect of this corporation’s robbery is reflected by the fact that over the past few years Amazon has paid little to no federal taxes. It has also received billions in local tax incentives from every community where it established itself.
In 2017, Amazon paid nothing in federal taxes on its $5.6 billion in U.S. profits. In 2018, Amazon actually got a $129 million tax rebate despite U.S. profits of $11.2 million. In 2019, Amazon paid a miniscule $162 million on $13.3 billion in U.S. profits., for an effective tax rate of 1.2 percent.