More Tackling Over Bait Shop

A South Mobile County bait shop being forced out of its lease plans to take the battle to Government Plaza.

The lease at Jemison's Bait and Tackle Shop is up in 4 years but the county wants the popular tenant out by October.

Jemison's is just south of Alabama Port on Dauphin Island Parkway. The Jemison family has leased the current location from the county since the 1980's.

The county has grant money to build public boat ramps and fishing piers. Commissioner Mike Dean says they've been working on this plan for years. "Now, we get to repair the bulkheads and build new fishing piers and wharfs also boat ramps and make it more for the use of all Mobilians."

Jemison's has a petition that's now 3,000 signatures strong and hopes to get the county to reconsider at a work session meeting planned for 10am Thursday at Government Plaza.

State Senator Ben Brooks and Representative Spencer Collier have written a letter to Commissioner Dean asked him to reconsider the decision.