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Friends of Shades Mountain ask Hoover to back Hale Springs nomination to Forever Wild
Summary
Volunteers and staff asked the Hoover City Council to adopt a nonbinding memorandum of understanding supporting the nomination of the 18-acre Hale Springs site in Bluff Park to the Forever Wild Land Trust and to commit to intergovernmental cooperation on access, parking and preservation.
Friends of Shades Mountain and city staff presented a nonbinding memorandum of understanding asking Hoover to support nomination of the 18-acre Hale Springs property for purchase and preservation by the Forever Wild Land Trust.
“My name is Larry Roddick and I am the president of the Friends of Shades Mountain,” Roddick said, noting the nonprofit has about 300 members and has worked for more than 20 years to preserve the steep northwest slope of Shades Mountain. He said Friends nominated Hale Springs to Forever Wild in April 2024 and that the property’s owner has indicated he would…
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