Randall Family Donates Additional 6.65 Acres To Add To Riverwalk Expansion

TUSCALOOSA, AL — The City of Tuscaloosa on Tuesday officially announced that it has accepted a donation of 6.65 acres of land from the Randall family that will be used to expand the city's Northern Riverwalk adjacent to the Randall Family Park & Trailhead.

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The donation is valued at over $1.9 million and follows the Randall family's donation of 19 acres of land valued at $2.72 million for phase one the Northern Riverwalk project.

The City of Tuscaloosa in February 2021 first broke ground on the Randall Family Park & Trailhead, which opened in early January.

“On behalf of the City of Tuscaloosa, I’d like to express our sincere gratitude to the Randall
family, who have now donated over 25 acres of property valued at over $4.6 million to make
the Northern Riverwalk a reality,” Mayor Walt Maddox said in a statement on Tuesday. “They gave us the head start initially to get this project going, and this additional donation will allow us to make it an even more outstanding investment for our community.”

The City of Tuscaloosa says the second phase of riverwalk expansion project will extend what is currently a 0.6-mile riverwalk to the northeast on the newly donated land.

“My family has countless fond memories of our hometown,” Frank Randall said. “It is therefore
with great appreciation that we make this gift of riverfront property to the people of
Tuscaloosa so that everyone can enjoy nature and the beautiful view of the river. I’m sure that,
as they did in the first phase of the park, the City of Tuscaloosa will once again surprise us
beyond our imagination in this next phase of the park and walking trail. Thank you so much for
allowing our family to be a part of making this dream come true.”

The five donors of the Randall family property are Annette Spigener, Bootsey Birthright, Frank C. Randall, Jim Allen Randall and Pettus Randall IV.

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