Trussville City Council uses money allocated for schools to help fund incentive for proposed grocery store

Trussville City Council uses money allocated for schools to help fund incentive for proposed grocery store

by Scott Buttram, publisher TRUSSVILLE, Ala. — When the Trussville City Council approved a development agreement on Thursday with Blackwater Real Estate (BRE Main Street) for a proposed grocery store, the incentive package represented a departure from previous incentive agreements. For the first time, a 1-cent sales tax allocated for Trussville schools was included in the incentive package. The city collects 4-cents on every dollar spent on sale…