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Council clears property acquisition and utility easement to advance Murray Drive and Agricola drainage projects
Summary
The council suspended rules and adopted a resolution authorizing property acquisition for Murray Drive drainage work and approved an easement for Alabama Power tied to the Agricola drainage Phase 1 utility relocation.
The Gadsden City Council authorized acquisition of property needed for Murray Drive area drainage improvements and granted an easement to Alabama Power Company to allow utility relocations tied to the Agricola drainage project Phase 1.
Councilwoman Latham introduced the Murray Drive property-acquisition resolution (legal department reference recorded in the meeting materials) and asked colleagues to suspend the rules for immediate consideration; the council granted suspension and adopted the resolution by voice vote. Latham and other members asked constituents to be patient while drainage projects progress, noting some residents have experienced long-standing drainage issues.
Councilman Wilson explained the easement for Alabama Power is necessary to relocate utility lines as part of the Agricola drainage work and noted the easement is within the district of absent councilmember Avery. The council granted the easement and adopted the resolution after suspending rules to consider it under new business.
Both actions were presented by the engineering department; council members framed the measures as routine steps to allow contractors and utilities to begin field work. The meeting transcript did not include detailed acquisition prices or parcel identifiers; those details were listed in the agenda packet referenced by staff but not read into the public record during the meeting.
