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Votes at a glance: Enterprise City Council authorizes bridge inspections, vehicle bids and parade permit; schedules hearings for two ABC license requests
Summary
At its Jan. 21 meeting the Enterprise City Council authorized ALDOT bridge inspections, approved a request to seek bids for FY2025 budgeted vehicles and approved a Juneteenth parade permit; the council also introduced two ABC license requests for public hearings on Feb. 4.
The Enterprise City Council took several routine actions Jan. 21 during its regular meeting and work session.
Approved agreements and authorizations
- Alabama Department of Transportation bridge inspections: The council authorized Mayor Cooper to execute a special work authorization agreement with the Alabama Department of Transportation for inspection of seven bridges within the city limits; the contract cost was listed as $2,355.49.
- Request to seek bids for FY2025 vehicles: The council approved seeking bids for multiple budgeted vehicles in the FY2025 capital plan, including pickup trucks for the airport, parks and recreation, sewer and street departments as described by the city engineer/public-works director.
- Juneteenth parade permit: The council approved a permit request for the Juneteenth parade proposed by John Chapel AME (represented by Pastor Willie White), scheduled for Saturday, June 14, 2025, from 12 to 1 p.m., with a rain date of June 21, 2025. The parade route was described as beginning at 303 North Main (Downtown Donuts) and ending at 306 South Main (Riverbank and Trust).
Introduced / hearings scheduled
- ABC license public hearings: The council introduced requests for retail beer and retail wine licenses for Butcher's Daughter Deli and Market LLC (208 North Main Street) and Magnolia Gaming LLC (117 North Main Street) and scheduled public hearings on those applications for the Feb. 4 regular meeting.
Administrative notes
All items above were acted on with motions and seconds as recorded in the meeting; no detailed roll-call tallies were recorded in the publicly available transcript for these votes. The council noted vehicle replacements are part of the city's five-year capital plan and that the bridge inspections are periodic safety checks performed by ALDOT.
