Brewton unveils plan for Dogwood Hills

Resolution to approve 'conceptual' plan for housing development taken off the agenda

A standing room only crowd filled the chambers of Brewton City Hall Monday afternoon as a proposed housing development plan was presented possibly turning Dogwood Hills into a housing complex.

The Brewton City Council spent $60,000 for the study of what to do with the property and golf course that was once the Brewton Country Club.

Matt Leavell, an architect and developer with the University of Alabama's Center for Economic Development, displayed a site analysis and possible master plan for what the city could do with 100-acre property.

Leavell said the concept and study was based on what the...