Plans to transform the former Homewood jail site into a restaurant in the popular downtown district are dead, following public outcry and a lawsuit.
The Homewood city council this spring approved the proposal from developer Mike Mouron to build a high-end steakhouse that would be surrounded by a public park.
But at a city meeting on Monday, Homewood Mayor Alex Wyatt said that Mouron decided to drop the plan. The city also posted the change in its Facebook page…