Bay Minette mayor authorized to send letter opposing Red Hill Road landfill reopening, transfer station relocation

Mayor Robert A. Wills was authorized by the Bay Minette City Council on Sept. 18 to send a letter to the Baldwin County Commission and Baldwin County Solid Waste outlining the city’s position regarding two county plans: reopening the Red Hill Road landfill and relocating Baldwin County’s transfer station from Nicholasville Road to Red Hill Road. Councilmember Pete Sellers moved to authorize the mayor; Councilmember Matt Franklin seconded, and the motion carried unanimously.

The authorization was presented during the mayor’s report and recorded in the minutes as a formal motion approved without dissent. The minutes say the letter is to “reflect the City's position concerning the re-opening the Red Hill Road landfill and the relocating of the Baldwin County's Transfer Station from Nicholasville Road to Red Hill Road.” The council did not record content of the proposed letter in the minutes, nor did the minutes record debate or a vote tally beyond unanimous approval.

The action directs the mayor to communicate with the Baldwin County Commission and Baldwin County Solid Waste; the minutes do not specify next steps, a timeline for sending the letter, or whether the city will seek a public hearing or coordinate with neighboring jurisdictions. No ordinance or binding city policy change was adopted at the meeting related to county landfill siting.

Mayor Wills presided over the vote; the council recorded no opposing or abstaining votes. The meeting minutes do not record any public comment about the landfill item at this session.