Business View Civil Municipal - July 2023

131 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 7 EUFAULA , ALABAMA “It has truly created a bit of a renaissance of our downtown business district, making it one of the most popular stops for visitors to our community,” Hawkins elaborates. Soon to add to the vibrant downtown district is a proposed state-of-the-art boutique hotel by Marriott to replace the former Bluff City Inn. “We are also in the beginning stages of a renovation of the Old Martin Theater that is downtown and this renovation will ultimately convert the space to a small open-air event space, suitable for small concerts, lectures, book signings, or other events,” the mayor outlines. Paving the way for infrastructure initiatives “The Alabama Department of Transportation is currently in the planning phase of significant improvement projects to both US Highway 431 and US Highway 82,” The Mayor relays. “Traffic light synchronization, bridge widening, and safety improvement are ongoing and should be completed by December 2025.”