Arts & Life Alabama Repays Debt And Turning Empty Lots Into Parks Alabama Public Radio | By Ryan Vasquez Published October 2, 2014 at 5:07 PM CDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio Alabama is whittling down the debt it owes to a state trust fund for money borrowed during the recession.Simon Cunningham 5pm NewscastThursday October 2, 2014