A proposal to redevelop Homewood’s former police headquarters into a steakhouse and public park has been withdrawn by developer Mike Mouron, Mayor Alex Wyatt told the city’s Planning and Development Committee on Aug. 4.

The plan, first discussed in February, called for rezoning the property at 1833 29th Avenue South from industrial to commercial to allow a 4,500‑square‑foot restaurant and a pocket park. Mouron had offered to fund the park portion through proceeds from the sale and cover any additional costs himself.

The project faced public criticism and a lawsuit filed July 14 by Kevin Misso of River Brook, a residential design‑build firm. Misso’s suit challenged the sale process and sought to delay rezoning. On July 18, Jefferson County Circuit Judge Monica A. Agee dissolved a temporar

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