ROBERTSDALE, Alabama — The Robertsdale City Council tabled a request to rezone property off of U.S. Highway 90 from R-1 to B-2 at the council’s regular meeting Monday morning.

The council voted unanimously to table the matter after Mayor Charles Murphy said concerns were expressed over proposed turn lanes coming off of the highway, which is maintained by the Alabama Department of Transportation.

During a public hearing for the rezoning request, several residents expressed concerns over the use of the property, which encompasses 22 acres off of Highway 90. The rezoning request was for a 1 ½ acre parcel of the property, which has been proposed for use as a business.

All three residents who spoke during the public hearing expressed concerns about flooding on the property and the possibility that those problems would be made worse by additional development.

“This has come up before and I was assured that it wouldn’t be a problem,” said one resident, who was not identified during the meeting, saying that retention ponds placed on another property to alleviate flooding did not work. “I’m afraid if nothing further is done to alleviate the flooding, then I’m just stuck having to deal with it.”

Resident David Anderson expressed concerns over traffic problems in that location.

“I know I’ve heard several bad wrecks along the Highway there,” he said. “I don’t know if anyone has been killed, but it’s bound to happen and putting another business there is only going to make the problem worse.”

Anderson also expressed concerns over an agreement to place a privacy fence between the business and his property.

“I understand all those concerns and be assured the city wants to work with you to resolve all of those issues,” Murphy said. “Today, we’re mainly just concerned with the zoning issue.”

In tabling the matter, Murphy said, the issue would automatically be put on the agenda for the Council’s Nov. 7 meeting.

In other business Monday, the council:

• Agreed to allow the mayor and chief financial officer to work with Robertsdale Elementary School on the possible use of the city’s billboard on Highway 59 on the north end of the city.

• Voted to re-appoint Tom Williams to the city’s Library Board.