Trussville, Utilities Board Agree to Land Swap by Gary Lloyd Subdivision
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Trussville fall Pinson Valley carnival begins, clinches playoff page 5 spot, page 13 www.trussvilletribune.com TheThe TrussvilleTrussville TriTribunebune October 22 – 28, 2014 Your news source for Trussville, Clay and Pinson 50¢ Trussville, Utilities Board agree to land swap by Gary Lloyd subdivision. The city May voted in favor of two million. originally purchased this new elementary schools, to Both schools are Editor property from a developer, be located in the Magnolia expected to open for the and later sold it to the Place area and at the 2016-2017 school year. The Trussville City Utilities Board. historic New Deal-era The Utilities Board, Council last week agreed The land has routinely school on Parkway Drive as part of the land swap, to a land swap with the been identified as the in the Cahaba Project. will receive 46 acres off Trussville Utilities Board. “Mary Taylor Road 39 Each school will house Trussville-Clay Road With the swap, the city acres” but will now be roughly 400 students, with for a possible tank site. gets a 39-acre tract on addressed as 5400 Hidden a capacity of about 500. Trussville Mayor Gene Mary Taylor Road that photo courtesy of Trussville City Schools Way Lane for the new Construction, including Melton said the city owns will be the future site of elementary school. equipment necessary for about 800 acres near a new elementary school A rendering of the elementary school that will be built in The Trussville City students to move in, will near the Magnolia Place the Magnolia Place area Board of Education last cost a total of about $18 see TRUSSVILLE page 5 Pinson could Husky Parkway, Hewitt-Trussville Clay to start garbage Stadium open this week clean up lots pickup April 1 affected by by Lee Weyhrich 2012 tornado Staff Writer by Lee Weyhrich The city of Pinson could have garbage Staff Writer pickup by April 1, 2015, if a bid is accepted. The Pinson City Council last week voted on The Clay City Council on amendments to the trash pickup proposal, and Monday voted to abate six extended the period to receive bids through lots in the Paradise Valley the end of October. subdivision affected by the Jan. Changes were based on advice from experts 23, 2012 tornado that ripped and industry standards. The biggest change through much of Clay. involved bagged garbage pickup. Since most According to the city modern garbage trucks are automatic, only of Clay’s Emergency garbage that has been placed in compatible Management Agency report, bins can be picked up. 98 structures were destroyed The city has specified that bins be in the in the tornado. There were 95-gallon range. file photo by Gary Lloyd 241 with major damage, 194 In other news, work on the Alabama De- with minor damage and 138 partment of Transportation sidewalk project Hewitt-Trussville Stadium, as seen on Sept. 29 affected. Most of that happened near Pinson Valley High School on Inns- in the Paradise Valley and “The opportunity to open beginning of next season, city brooke Parkway has been completed. by Gary Lloyd Georgebrook subdivisions. a new football stadium could and Trussville City Schools The sidewalks are part of a federal and state Many lots have been cleaned be a once in a lifetime event officials will determine how program designed to make walking safer in Editor up but a number of vacant and for many Trussville commu- to handle game parking in the cities. The council received a grant through a overgrown lots remain. nity members,” said Truss- future. federal and state safety program that was sup- The time has finally come. With the vote to declare the ville City Schools Superin- As for the Husky Parkway posed to have paid for the entirety of the proj- Trussville City Schools six properties public nuisances tendent Pattie Neill. “We are bridge, the Trussville City ect, but ALDOT underestimated the cost by pulled off a double whammy and abate them, the city will thankful and thrilled to open Council in August 2013 ap- $23,607.50. Roughly $10,000 of that overage last week when it announced cut the grass and clean up the this new stadium, which re- proved Birmingham-based is for a mounted radar unit that will help with that Husky Parkway will properties. There are roughly flects our effort and excel- Brasfield & Gorrie to con- traffic control. The council is responsible open Thursday, Oct. 23 at 4 17 other lots in the Clay city lence in football, cheerlead- struct it. The contracting for paying for the overage, even though the p.m. after Hewitt-Trussville limits in need of cleanup, City ing, band, track, community company was approved with project went over through no fault of its own, High School students have Manager Ronnie Dixon said. pride and sportsmanship.” a base bid of $3,281,445.13. Mayor Hoyt Sanders said. been dismissed and that the The six properties voted on Because of the stadium’s The bridge is three lanes and Sanders recommended the money be taken new Hewitt-Trussville Stadi- are currently the only ones opening, the Trussville Civic includes a pedestrian lane. out of the miscellaneous road funds account, um will open Friday, Oct. 24 that have met the 75-day Center will close at 3 p.m. on The more than 300-foot and stressed that even with the unforeseen for the football game against notification requirements the Friday, Oct. 24 so the park- bridge spans the Cahaba cost the project cost a fraction of what it Hoover. state mandates for abatement. ing lot can be used for game River and will alleviate traf- would if the city had to foot the entire bill On the day of the game, Even once city employees have parking, Mayor Gene Melton fic congestion on Deerfoot itself. Trussville City Schools will cleaned up everything within said. Melton said this plan is Parkway. Melton has said Sanders hopes the city can save money hold a pre-game stadium rib- the city limits, there will still bon cutting ceremony on the just for this season. Between see PINSON page 5 field at 6:30 p.m. the end of this season and the see STADIUM page 3 see CLAY page 2 Garrett leaves Trussville City BOE: ‘Tremendous privilege’ to serve by Gary Lloyd mented him as a board warding to see Trussville board’s vice president, member. City Schools grow and de- said he will be in Mont- Editor Garrett’s last board velop. gomery but his heart will meeting was Monday, as “It’s been one of the be in Trussville. He said he The meeting was diffi- he prepares to leave for most rewarding experi- could be involved with the cult to adjourn. Montgomery as the newly ences I’ve ever had in my Education Policy Com- Trussville City Board elected representative for life,” he said. “I’ve loved mitteeMention and Budget this Com - of Education members on State House District 44, being around the Truss- mittee at the adstate and level. which covers Clay, Pinson ville school system -- the Garrett has served on Monday saved their well photo by Gary Lloyd receive wishes for Danny Garrett and Trussville. He takes administration, all the em- the school board since until the end of the meet- office in November. 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