The City Council has pushed back a vote to condemn and demolish more than a dozen buildings at a dilapidated apartment complex in southern Tuscaloosa after a long effort to improve conditions there. (Stephen Dethrage | Tuscaloosa Thread) (Stephen Dethrage | Tuscaloosa Thread)Get our free mobile appA resolution before the council Tuesday would have declared buildings 6, 7, 12, 14, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 28, 31 and 33 as unsafe public nuisances. (Stephen Dethrage | Tuscaloosa Thread) (Stephen Dethrage | Tuscaloosa Thread)The 224-unit apartment complex is in District 2, where councilwoman Raevan Howard has worked for around two years to force improvement in the area. (Stephen Dethrage | Tuscaloosa Thread) (Stephen Dethrage | Tuscaloosa Thread)The vote to table the issue only came after a tongue-lashing from both Mayor Walt Maddox and Councilwoman Howard. For more exclusive coverage of city politics and other hyperlocal news from West Alabama, stay connected to the Tuscaloosa Thread.