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Brewton City Council approves $4 million ADEM sewer rehabilitation package, industrial park sale and other measures
Summary
At its Dec. 23 meeting the Brewton City Council approved the sale of an industrial park parcel to BLG Industrial Properties LLC, accepted four bid awards tied to an approximately $4 million ADEM sewer rehabilitation grant (split into four packages), approved a $116,000 ADEM mulch grant for Alco Park and made two library board appointments.
The Brewton City Council voted Dec. 23 to approve a set of ordinances and resolutions that together move forward downtown sewer rehabilitation work funded by a roughly $4 million state grant and authorize a sale of industrial park property to a private buyer.
Councilors approved Ordinance 24-12-09-2 to sell a parcel in the industrial park to BLG Industrial Properties LLC after a motion from Councilor Brown and a second from Councilor Watson; roll-call votes recorded 'yes' from Councilors Jennings, Watson, Martin and Brown, and the ordinance was adopted.
Council members then addressed the ADEM-funded sewer rehabilitation project the city won about a year earlier. The project is broken into four separate bid packages because some contractors bid on portions rather than the whole scope. The council approved four related resolutions—24-12-23-1, 24-12-23-2, 24-12-23-3 and 24-12-23-4—to award contracts for the main pumping station work, additional pumping-station work, King's Branch lift station improvements and a sewer-relief package. The city clerk summarized the funding: “this is the largest one the city has ever gotten — $4 million with no match,” and councilors confirmed that roughly $1 million corresponds to the individual pumping-station package while the four packages together account for the full grant.
The council also approved Resolution 24-12-23-5, authorizing a $116,000 grant agreement with the Alabama Department of Environmental Management to convert tires into playground mulch for placement at Alco Park; the clerk said the city is only authorizing acceptance and signature for the award. All of the listed resolutions and the ordinance passed on voice or roll-call votes with affirmations recorded by council members present.
In other business, Councilor Brown recommended reappointing Karen Whit to the Brewton Public Library board and appointing Kenisha Samuel to replace Adam Powell, who no longer resides in the area; the council approved those appointments. The mayor and council thanked the city clerk, Ray Madden and the city engineers for their work securing the ADEM grant awards.
The council took a moment near the end of the meeting to clarify a separate matter circulating on social media, saying the city has not discussed or acted to buy property for a church and is not involved in that transaction. The meeting closed with holiday greetings from council members.
Votes at a glance • Ordinance 24-12-09-2: Authorize sale of industrial park parcel to BLG Industrial Properties LLC — Approved (motion: Councilor Brown; second: Councilor Watson; recorded yes votes: Jennings, Watson, Martin, Brown). • Resolution 24-12-23-1: Award bid package 1 (main pumping station upgrades) — Approved. • Resolution 24-12-23-2: Award bid package 2 (additional main pumping station work) — Approved. • Resolution 24-12-23-3: Award bid package 3 (King's Branch lift station improvements) — Approved. • Resolution 24-12-23-4: Award bid package 4 (sewer relief) — Approved. • Resolution 24-12-23-5: ADEM mulch grant for Alco Park ($116,000) — Approved.
The council did not record any 'no' votes in the segments provided. The council’s next procedural steps will be contract execution and contractor mobilization under the awarded bid packages, and signing the ADEM grant agreement for Alco Park mulch placement.
