DOTHAN – HOUSTON COUNTY: This morning Dothan Attorney Stephen Etheredge filed in Houston County Circuit Court a complaint against the Dothan Mayor and City Commissioners in reference to reasoning property on Rowland Road.
The complaint filed was on behalf of Plaintiff’s Peppi Cooper, Charles Jay McCallister and Charles Jeffrey McCallister.
This complaint stems from the recent reasoning of 50 acres which was recently removed from the Highway 84 East Master Plan. Originally adopted by the Dothan Planning Commission on December 19, 2018 and ratified by the Dothan Commission on January 15, 2019. The 50 acres was removed from the Highway 84 East Master Plan in December 2025.
The discussion, as RSN understands, the 2018 and 2019 actions of the Dothan Planning Commission and then Dothan Commission would allow apartments to be constructed. But according to what RSN understands the issue was not properly advertised and residents notified back in 2018 and 2019. Years later when the residents surrounding this area and Hidden Lakes Subdivision found out, the residents of Twin Oaks, over 500 residents, objected and wanted the zoning changed.
The complaint asks the court for injunctive relief stopping the re-zoning stating the City of Dothan has not done this properly.
Some of this Highway 84 East Overlay project was first introduced to the Dothan City Commission, as I understand, under former Dothan Commissioner of District 3 Albert Kirkland. The vote then surfaced after Bradley Bedwell unseated D3 Commissioner Albert Kirkland in the election. Then D3 Commissioner Bradley Bedwell learned of this when recently campaigning for re-election and was told by many homeowners they were not aware of and objected to the rezoning.
RSN does not claim to know all of the facts, but the above is a basic description as I know it. The re-zoning was in a 4-2 vote with Mayor Saliba absent from the meeting, D5 Commissioner Gant Pierce and D6 Commissioner David Crutchfield voting NO on the zoning change and D1 Commissioner Daniels, D2 Commissioner Kirksey, D3 Commissioner Bedwell and D4 Commissioner Stock voting in favor of the re-zoning.
Now the case headed to Houston County Circuit Court to be heard by 20th Judicial Circuit Court Judge Todd Derrick.
The court action was filed this morning at 9:01 AM. The defendants will have 30 days to respond after served the complaint and then will be set for a hearing.
BELOW, you will find video of the December 2, 2025 Commission Meeting in question, the Injunction filed by Attorney Stephen Etheredge, Exhibit 1 which contains the legal description, the document presented at the December 2, 2025 Commission Meeting for the public hearing and the December 2, 2025 resolution passed on a 4 – 2 vote which has resulted in this injunction.
DECEMBER 2, 2025 DOTHAN COMMISSION MEETING IN QUESTION
McCallister v. Dothan Overlay 1 by Rickey Stokes
McCallister v. Dothan Overlay 2 by Rickey Stokes
DOCUMENT PRESENTED DECEMBER 2, 2025 FOR PUBLIC HEARING PRIOR TO RESOLUTION VOTE
December Reduction of 84E Overlay by Rickey Stokes
RESOLUTION PASSED DECEMBER 2, 2025
December Reduction of 84E Overlay by Rickey Stokes
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Resolution 84E Overlay by Rickey Stokes
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