BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WBRC ) - The City of Birmingham is now accepting submissions from developers to design, finance, build and operate a hotel where Trinity Church currently stands.

The city is hoping to add at least 100 rooms at the site on Carraway Boulevard to accommodate the growing number of visitors attending downtown events and shows.

“It’s often the case that if we have a big event here, people are staying as far away as Huntsville before they can get a hotel room,” said Darrel O’Quinn, Birmingham City Council president.

Local businesses are embracing the prospect of additional hotel rooms near downtown attractions. Kaden Rennaker, who works at Mugshots, said he’s already seeing the impact of recent developments on local businesses.

“Ever since they built that new amphitheater

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