Some Concerned Over New Supermarket

A grocery store project is drawing concern from a group of Fairhope homeowners. Some residents say the site of a new Publix grocery store doesn't have adequate drainage. They say sediment has been leaking into fly creek when it rains. One homeowner says the storms of the past weekend have made the problem worse. City officials are under a gag order on this project.
Fairhope mayor says the project will be built to code.

“And all we've said is once we give a CO at the end of the day, they'll have to comply with all the city's rules and regulations,” says Fairhope Mayor Tim Kant. Paul Ripp lives near the site. He says a lot of sediment is getting into Fly Creek.

“Once everything is done then no questions need be answered and that's why they're rushing as fast as they can and shove it down our throat,” says Ripp. He says they issued a number of complaints with the Alabama Department of Environmental protection.