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Shelby County Commission approves $3.64M financing consent for Hilltop Montessori, OKs CBD retailer license and multiple procurement awards
Summary
At its May 11 meeting in Columbiana, the Shelby County Commission unanimously approved a resolution consenting to a proposed $3,640,000 special project revenue obligation for Hilltop Montessori School, approved a local ABC application for SunMed Your CBD Store Birmingham, and awarded several procurement bids including a bridge deck seal contract.
The Shelby County Commission met at 8:30 a.m. on May 11, 2026, in Columbiana. Commissioner Jon Parker called the meeting to order and the commission proceeded through routine business before taking substantive votes on procurement awards, a proposed financing for a private school, and a local license application.
The commission unanimously adopted a resolution consenting to the Shelby County Economic & Industrial Development Authority’s proposal to issue a special project revenue obligation in a maximum aggregate face amount of $3,640,000 to be loaned to Hilltop Montessori School, Inc. The resolution records that a public hearing on the proposed obligation was held and that the county’s approval is provided for purposes of Internal Revenue Code Section 147(f). The project described in the record is an elementary school (grades K–8) at 6 Abbott Square in the unincorporated community identified as the Town of Mt. Laurel; the authority’s materials say the proceeds would refinance certain real estate and related facilities associated with the school.
The commission also approved a local application (Case A26-002) by Harry Marion Autry IV, on behalf of Autry Enterprises 2 LLC, for a 700 specialty retailer license for consumable hemp products for SunMed Your CBD Store Birmingham at 4673 Highway 280, STE 9. Planning staff reported the site is zoned B-2 (General Business District), has access to U.S. Highway 280 and East Inverness Parkway, and that the Cahaba Valley Fire Department confirmed an adequate water supply and basic fire-safety equipment. The record notes operating hours proposed as 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday–Saturday. The county vote approves the local portion of the application; state ABC Board action, Health Department review and pending FBI/ABI background checks remain required for a final state license.
On procurement matters, the commission awarded several bids: Shelby Printing was selected as the lowest responsive bidder to publish and distribute the Consumer Confidence Report (reported bid $4,150; postage to be determined). The Ortho-Polyphosphate award went to Carus LLC (pricing tiers recorded in the bid tabulation). The commission split chipping-of-wood-waste work among awarded vendors including Con Site Services, Inc. and HNA Contracting, LLC, with per-cubic-yard rates listed in the record. For the County Road 52 Cahaba River Bridge Deck Seal project (SCP 59-952-24), the commission certified compliance with Ala. Code § 39-5-1 and awarded the contract to The Bridge Builders of Alabama, LLC for $48,964 as the only responsive bidder.
Most motions passed unanimously. One procedural item recorded an atypical roll-call result: the motion to approve the April 27 minutes (Resolution 2026-05-11-01), moved by Commissioner Josh Sisk, was recorded in the minutes as 4 yeas (Bearden, Hayes, Parker, Sisk) and 4 abstentions (Allison, Edwards, Shepherd, Williams); the motion was recorded as carried. Commissioner Kevin Morris was noted absent.
The commission adjourned at 9:07 a.m.
Votes at a glance: - Resolution 2026-05-11-01 (approve April 27 minutes): Moved by Commissioner Josh Sisk; recorded vote 4 yeas / 4 abstentions; motion carried. - Resolution 2026-05-11-02 (approve bills, requisitions, check register): Unanimous. - Resolution 2026-05-11-03 (award Consumer Confidence Report publication to Shelby Printing): Unanimous. - Resolution 2026-05-11-04 (award Ortho-Polyphosphate to Carus LLC): Unanimous. - Resolution 2026-05-11-05 (chipping of wood waste awards): Unanimous. - Resolution 2026-05-11-06 (CR 52 Cahaba River Bridge Deck Seal to The Bridge Builders of Alabama, LLC — $48,964): Unanimous. - Resolution 2026-05-11-07 (consent to Hilltop Montessori financing — up to $3,640,000): Unanimous. - Resolution 2026-05-11-08 (local approval for SunMed Your CBD Store Birmingham, Case A26-002): Unanimous. - Resolution 2026-05-11-09 (adjourn): Unanimous.
What’s next: The Hilltop Montessori financing consent is a local approval tied to the authority’s planned issuance; any tax-exempt status or federal-tax treatment would depend on additional procedures under Section 147(f) and related law. The SunMed local approval will be forwarded to the Alabama ABC Board and the state Health Department for final state review and background checks.
