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Irondale council approves deed transfer to ALDOT, weed abatement and routine bills
Summary
At a short Nov. meeting the Irondale City Council approved payment of $555,582.41 in bills, adopted a quitclaim returning a 0.14-acre parcel on Grants Mill Road to the Alabama Department of Transportation, authorized a police training facility use agreement, and approved a weed abatement at 2305 2nd Avenue North following a public hearing.
The Irondale City Council unanimously approved routine business and several measures during its Nov. meeting, including payment of $555,582.41 in bills and multiple resolutions touching property, public safety training and code enforcement.
Council members voted to pay $555,582.41 in city bills after a motion to approve the payment was seconded and carried without objection. "We pay the bills in the amount of $555,582.41," a council member stated during the roll call on the item.
The council adopted Resolution 2025-R-227 to authorize Mayor James D. Steer Jr. or his designee to execute a quitclaim deed returning a small parcel (about 0.14 acres) on Grants Mill Road to the Alabama Department of Transportation. Council members said the parcel had limited municipal use and that no money changed hands: the state will hold title and any private buyer would negotiate with the state.
On consent, the council approved Resolution 2025-R-228 authorizing Police Chief Paul Kellogg to execute a facility-use agreement with Church of the Highlands Inc. to use classroom space for Irondale Police Department training from Dec. 8–10, 2025. Chief Kellogg told the council there would be no cost for the space.
Also added to the consent agenda was Resolution 2025-R-229, in which Councilman Box offered $500 from his discretionary fund for the senior center’s Christmas luncheon on Dec. 23; that allocation was approved as part of the consent items.
The council held a public hearing on Resolution 2025-R-230 to authorize a weed abatement at 2305 2nd Avenue North. Officer Lawley told the council notices had been sent and posted and that the property had previously been subject to abatement proceedings; with no public comment, the council moved to consider the resolution and suspended rules preventing immediate action, advancing the abatement for implementation.
All recorded roll-call votes in the transcript show unanimous assent from the three members present. The council adjourned following completion of business and formal approval of the consent agenda.
Meeting notes: Mayor James D. Steer Jr. and Councilwoman Arnold were recorded as absent; the clerk reported no communications for the mayor during the session. The council president presided but was not named in the transcript.
