The head of the Northport City Council is proposing new law which would permanently protect the parks and public spaces in the city from being used for any other purpose without a vote of the citizens.
Government officials gathered in Northport on Friday to celebrate the grand opening of the city's new Visitors Center and Heritage Museum near its historic downtown district.
The Northport community and fascinated onlookers around the region got their longest look to date at updated plans for University Beach - the notorious $350 million lagoon resort the city council rushed to approve last year.
The city of Northport is asking for proposals from individuals or entities who could bring a new, publicly beneficial use to the former headquarters of an area nonprofit.
Work is continuing on Northport's signature River Run Park, where city Engineer Tera Tubbs said development is on track for games to hosted there a little more than a year from now.