City Council approves paving list, new street light and house demolition

The Mountain Brook City Council approved the 2016 road paving list at its March 14 regular meeting. The list is comprised of more than 30 streets, drives, lanes and roads set to be paved this year.

Public Works Director Ronnie Vaughn said the list includes some of the areas the city receives the most complaints about. Vaughn said the scope of work will exhaust all the funds allocated for paving in this year’s budget.

“There’s never enough to get everything done,” said Vaughn, “but we will get as much done as we can.”

Crews will ideally do the bulk of the work during Spring Break, when the city is typically emptier, and before the opening of the Crestline Piggly Wiggly.

The roads set to be paved this year include:

1. Memory Court - All
2. Mountain Avenue - All
3. Elm Street - North of Euclid Avenue
4. Main Street - North of Euclid
5. Cherry Street - North of Euclid
6. Peachtree Road - All
7. Peachtree Circle - All
8. Ross Drive - All
9. Forest Avenue - All
10. Fairmont Drive - All
11. Lorena Lane - All
12. Braddock Avenue - All
13. Heritage Circle - All
14. Azalea Road - All
15. Montgomery Drive - All in city
16. Bentley Drive - All
17. Camelia Drive - All
18. Sims Avenue - Between Camelia and Beech
19. Nash Circle - All
20. Beech Street All in city
21. Beech Court - All
22. Beech Circle - All in city
23. Beech Lane - All in city
24. Fox Hall - All
25. Green Briar Circle - All
26. Haygood Street - All in city
27. Sims Avenue - Hagood to Montevallo
28. Eastis Road - All
29. Green Briar Lane - Euclid to Montevallo
30. Norman Drive - All
31. Winthrop Avenue - All
32. Alden Lane - All
33. Clarendon Road - All
34. Montevallo Road - From Montcrest to Green Briar
35. Old Leeds Road - From Forest Glen to 4100 Old Leeds (Cherokee Rd.)

Tonight, the council also:

• Agreed to send a newly crafted Public Assembly ordinance to the Planning Commission for approval. If approved, the ordinance would be sent back to the council for a final vote.
• Approved the planting of a Nuttal Oak in the sidewalk area of English Village by Continental Bakery. The council’s approval is contingent upon no opposition from businesses in the area.
• Approved Walter Schoel to review Furnace Branch flooding concerns. Once the study is complete, the city plans to have a meeting with residents of the area to discuss the findings.
• Approved Ethernet and Internet facilities upgrades at Fire Station Number 2.
• Approved a resolution authorizing the sale—for consumption off-premises only—of beer and wine at the Crestline Piggly Wiggly.
• Authorized the installation of a street light at 2817 Shook Hill Road across the entrance to the Lockerbie subdivision.
• Authorized an agreement with Jefferson County with respect to future storm debris removal.
• Authorized the execution of the Jefferson County hazard mitigation plan.
• Authorized a contract to demolish the house located at 2324 Cahaba Road. Despite attempts to resolve the matter, the city could not come to an agreement with the property owners. A recent court ruling authorizes the city to demolish the house and later put a lien on the property if it becomes necessary in order to recuperate funds.
• Approved a resolution expressing the council’s opposition to HB375 and companion SB335, which prohibit a governing body of a municipality from entering into a contract with a private auditing or collecting firm. The resolution states that “such legislation will most likely adversely affect all Alabama cities’ ability to effectively and efficiently administer its tax, license, and permit ordinances and regulations.”

The next regular meeting of the Mountain Brook City Council is March 28 at 7 p.m. in the Council Chamber, 56 Church Street.