Plans to create an “Urban Oasis” park for the homeless in downtown Birmingham are on hold.
Mayor Randall Woodfin’s office said the city is pivoting on the project to build the park at an empty lot on First Ave. North just days after the city council approved buying land to begin the initiative.
The city in a statement to CBS42 WIAT said other spaces would be evaluated following discussions with the property owner and nearby business owners of the formerly planned location…