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Hartselle Council adopts sale of industrial-park parcel to Safe-T-Shelter, introduces zoning and annexation ordinances
Summary
At its March 24 meeting, the Hartselle City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1651 selling an industrial-park parcel to Safe-T-Shelter in exchange for a $50,000 credit toward a public storm shelter, introduced three ordinances on zoning and annexation, and approved resolutions on advisory-board appointments and Sparkman Park towing.
Hartselle City Council on March 24 unanimously approved the immediate adoption of Ordinance No. 1651 to sell a parcel in the Industrial Park to the owners of Safe-T-Shelter in exchange for a $50,000 credit toward purchase of a storm shelter for public use. Council President Pro Tempore Virginia Alexander called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the municipal building council chambers.
Director of Development Jeremy Griffith and City Attorney Larry Madison explained the terms of Ordinance No. 1651. Council Member Mike Swafford moved to suspend the rules to allow immediate consideration; a roll call on that motion recorded votes in favor from President Pro Tempore Alexander and Council Members Austin Baker, Mike Swafford and Sherry Yeager. Swafford then moved to adopt Ordinance No. 1651; the motion carried unanimously by voice vote.
The council also introduced three zoning-related ordinances for future consideration: Ordinance No. 1643, a proposed amendment to the zoning ordinance to eliminate mobile homes where they constitute nonconforming uses; Ordinance No. 1648, which would rezone two acres on Foote Road from AG-1 to R-1; and Ordinance No. 1649, proposing annexation of 56 acres on East Byrd Road to incorporate remaining phases of the Cain Park Subdivision. Each introduction was moved and seconded and carried unanimously by voice vote; these items were for introduction only and were not adopted at the meeting.
Council members also adopted Resolution No. 26-0324, establishing policies and procedures for appointments to the city’s advisory boards, and Resolution No. 26-0324A, which amends a prior resolution to authorize towing of vehicles parked in violation of a Sparkman Park fire-lane restriction. Fire Chief Darryl Fox and City Attorney Larry Madison addressed the council during the Sparkman Park discussion.
Mayor Missy Evans secured approval for a budget adjustment for the Parks and Recreation Department to cover travel expenses for representatives of SFC, a parks consultant, and the council approved a request to declare certain library items surplus. During her updates, Evans announced a public meeting at 7:00 p.m. on May 5 to gather community input on plans for the Event Center/Library to be built on land donated by Huntsville Hospital; she also noted the addition of a new garbage truck, upcoming ball season and the Aquatic Center schedule, a planned 250th-anniversary park program and an upcoming city newsletter.
With no public comments and no further business, the council adjourned at 7:20 p.m.
