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City of Clanton council approves annexation and rezoning, denies deannexation; adopts park lighting and lease revision
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At its March 9 meeting the City of Clanton Council voted to annex property at 1509 County Road 28 and to rezone 307 3rd Avenue N, denied a deannexation request, and adopted a park lighting agreement with Alabama Power plus a lease revision with Family Guidance Center of Alabama.
The City of Clanton Council at a regularly scheduled meeting on March 9, 2026 approved an annexation ordinance and a zoning change, denied a request to deannex property, and adopted two resolutions related to park lighting and a lease revision.
Mayor Jeff Price called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. and noted a quorum. Fire Chief David Driver led the invocation and Mayor Price led the Pledge of Allegiance.
On two roll-call votes the council approved Ordinance No. 2026-01, approving annexation of property at 1509 County Road 28 for applicant Barbara G. Minor, and Ordinance No. 2026-02, rezoning the parcel at 307 3rd Avenue N (PIN 11542, Parcel 14.11.07.36.3.005.007.002) from O-1 (Office Building District) to B-2 (General Business District). Councilmember Don Driver moved to take Ordinance 2026-01 up for a vote; Councilmember Phillip Giles seconded. For both ordinances Mayor Jeff Price recorded abstentions; Councilmembers Billy Singleton, David McCary, Don Driver, Awlahjaday Agee and Phillip Giles voted yes. Ordinance 2026-01 and Ordinance 2026-02 passed by majority roll-call vote.
Councilmember Awlahjaday Agee moved and Councilmember Billy Singleton seconded a motion to deny Resolution 2026-03-09-01, a deannexation request filed by property owner Chris Baker. The motion to deny passed on a roll-call vote with Mayor Price abstaining and the five councilmembers voting yes.
The council also considered two resolutions that passed by unanimous voice vote. Resolution 2026-03-09-02 approves a lighting agreement with Alabama Power for Clanton City Park; Councilmember Agee moved its adoption and Councilmember Phillip Giles seconded. Resolution 2026-03-09-03 authorizes a revision to the lease agreement with Family Guidance Center of Alabama; Agee moved and Don Driver seconded its adoption.
Chilton County Commissioner Allen Williams invited council members to the dedication of the new Chilton County Courthouse on June 29, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., an announcement the council recorded during the meeting.
Procedural motions included approval of the March 9 agenda (moved by Councilmember Billy Singleton; seconded by Councilmember Awlahjaday Agee) and approval of the Feb. 23, 2026 minutes (moved by Councilmember Phillip Giles; seconded by Councilmember Don Driver); both passed by unanimous voice vote. With no further business, Councilmember Don Driver moved to adjourn, Councilmember Phillip Giles seconded, and Mayor Price adjourned the meeting at 5:07 p.m.
Quotes recorded in the minutes included the formal motions as entered by councilmembers, for example, “Councilmember Billy Singleton made a motion to approve the city council agenda for March 9, 2026,” and similar motion language appears for vote actions.
Documents and matters referenced on the agenda but not detailed in the minutes include the specific terms of the lighting agreement with Alabama Power and the precise amendments to the Family Guidance Center lease; the minutes record adoption of those resolutions but do not specify contract amounts, term changes or other substantive contract language. The minutes also show an inconsistency in the clerk’s typed name (recorded as both “Susie Elleson” and “Susie Ellison”); the city clerk signs as Susie Ellison in the meeting record.