Category: District 3
10 things you should know about the South Huntsville Cleanup
April 4, 2018
On Saturday, May 19, the Annual South Huntsville Cleanup Day will offer District 3 residents a chance to pick up cleaning supplies to spruce up their neighborhoods. It will also be a chance for South Huntsville residents to drop off hazardous waste like old paint, computers, televisions, car batteries and more. Council Member Jennie Robinson shares more details about the event below. Some of you have participated in the past and [more]
Read MoreAldridge Creek Greenway Opens Half-Mile Extension
April 3, 2018
The Aldridge Creek Greenway is one-half mile longer, following today’s opening of a new segment from Weatherly Road to Essingler Road. This brings the total miles completed on the Aldridge Creek Greenway to six. Mayor Tommy Battle and Council Member Jennie Robinson joined City planners, the Land Trust of North Alabama, and municipal representatives to mark the occasion with a ribbon cutting along the newly opened segment. “We’re building our greenways section by [more]
Read MoreFiber Installation Check-in from Huntsville Utilities
April 2, 2018
An update from Huntsville Utilities on Fiber Build-Out: Huntsville Utilities continues to build fiber in Southeast Huntsville and currently has completed construction to more than 4,500 residences and small businesses which have been turned over to Google fiber to service. Google fiber is currently installing network equipment along with performing initial network testing before fiber services will be available. All potential customers can visit the Google Fiber website, to view service availability in [more]
Read MoreCity Council – Meeting Highlights from March 22, 2018
March 23, 2018
Infrastructure and Roads Council voted to approve a $7,560,203.21 contract with Reed Contracting Services to proceed with the Weatherly Road Extension. This new roadway, to include a pedestrian greenway, will continue Haysland Road from Grissom High School to South Memorial Parkway. See City Blog for more information. Authorized a contract to release $1.2 million in funds (the City’s 20 percent share of a $12 million road project) to the Alabama Department [more]
Read MoreSite Study Recommends Downtown Location for New Municipal Complex
March 16, 2018
City leaders have published the final report from the first phase of a site study and concept plan for a new municipal complex conducted by Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC), the architectural and engineering firm retained to work on the analysis in February 2017. The administration previously presented preliminary data to the City Council and the public during a work session on December 12, 2017. To conduct the study, GMC used space [more]
Read MoreSpring Checklist for Maple Hill Cemetery
March 12, 2018
Maple Hill Cemetery is one of the City’s oldest and largest perpetual care burial grounds. In preparation for the spring season, cemetery staff are asking family members to check the graves of their loved ones and to please remove anything on the ground that might affect lawn care. Spring is also a good time to update ownership records with the cemetery office. If any issues arise, the City will know who [more]
Read MoreCity Council – Highlights from the February 22, 2018 Meeting
February 23, 2018
Annexation The City Council unanimously approved the annexation of 659.10 acres of land lying east of U.S. Highway 231 South and on the north and south sides of River Loop Road, in Morgan County. The annexation comes by request of the landowners and culminates some four years of study by various City departments regarding the feasibility. Some Morgan County residents spoke in opposition to the annexation. Mayor Tommy Battle assured them that “we [more]
Read MoreCity Council – Highlights from the February 8, 2018 Meeting
February 9, 2018
Annexations Council approved the annexation of 2.59 acres of land east of Old Monrovia Road and south of Oakwood Road. The land will be used for a new addition to the 911 Center. Urban Development Approved a $92,578 contract with Garver, L.L.C. for engineering design services for the Ditto Landing Master Plan Update. Rerouting Campground Road, establishing new campground and retention ponds. Authorized the City to retain Schneider Historic Preservation, L.L.C. to help establish [more]
Read MoreCity Council – Highlights from the February 8, 2018 Meeting
February 9, 2018
MidCity The City Council approved an agreement with High Point Huntsville LLC for the company to lease a 6,500-square foot parcel at MidCity. The City has maintained 38 acres of the development for a park designated for unique recreational uses, including a climbing wall. High Point will maintain the climbing wall and assume liability. South Huntsville Approval was granted to enter into an agreement with Busbin Engineering for design services on the Aldridge [more]
Read MoreDistrict 3 Community Meeting Recap – January 29
February 9, 2018
At our last community meeting, held on January 29, we reviewed plans for the new Sandra Moon Complex, which showed where demolition will be taking place as well as a timeline for design, construction for the library, auditorium/arts center, gyms and ball fields. Jeff Easter, the City’s now-retired General Services Director, joined us for what would end up being one of his last duties for the City of Huntsville. We [more]
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