FOLEY, Ala. (WKRG) — Discussions are on once more for an leisure district in downtown Foley.

After 6 p.m. downtown just about shuts down. City leaders together with native enterprise house owners are actually entertaining the concept of an leisure district. A chosen space of eating places and bars might assist carry nightlife to the city that will not solely assist downtown companies however the metropolis itself.

“Having a nice downtown that’s well lit and is safe, where people can walk around like they do to our museums and things during the day, would be a real asset for all the business community,” says Foley Mayor Ralph Hellmich. “When you get right down to it your downtown is the heart and soul of your community and the more vibrant it is the better your heart is.”

The majority of enterprise house owners at a Tuesday afternoon assembly appeared in favor of the concept. If the plan strikes ahead there could be a trial interval earlier than the district would develop into everlasting.

There is already an leisure district at Owa in Foley, the downtown space might be subsequent.