The following story was written by Nathan Prewett of the Trussville Tribune.

LEEDS, Ala. (TRIBUNE) – An exchange between Councilor Eric Turner and Leeds Mayor David Miller turned contentious during a meeting of the city council as a confrontation took place over a request to form a district for a proposed development project.

The exchange stemmed from a meeting that was held by the Leeds Redevelopment Authority (RDA) on Aug. 13 in which a district, titled the “Alabama Sports Park Cooperative District” where a development project would take place, was being considered but failed to pass after a 2-2 vote.

An agenda packet containing some details about the district can be found at the Aug. 13 meeting of the RDA in the agenda section of the city’s website. It contains a proposal to create a

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