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Dadeville council approves moving forward with proposed civic center, hires architects and program manager
Summary
Dadeville leaders voted to advance a proposed downtown civic center — a roughly 500‑person venue near the library — and approved selected architecture and program‑management teams as the city pursues USDA funding. Council used voice votes; detailed roll‑call tallies were not recorded in the transcript.
The Dadeville City Council voted to move forward with a proposed civic center for the downtown square and approved hiring recommended architecture and program‑management firms to guide the project.
The mayor described the civic center as a roughly 500‑person venue to be sited near the library and the old Coca‑Cola bottling plant on the square, saying the project is intended to attract lake visitors, support downtown restaurants and shops, and help grow local sales tax revenue. The city is pursuing a USDA rural improvement low‑interest loan or grant as part of project financing, the mayor said.
The council heard a first architectural rendering and the mayor recommended a local architecture team; the council approved the recommended architect by motion and voice vote. The mayor also recommended Robinson Morgan (program management) to oversee the project through design and construction; council approved that selection by motion and voice vote.
The mayor said the city is in strong fiscal position and described the project as a two‑year undertaking that will include professional services to minimize change orders and manage cost. The council made motions and recorded voice votes in favor; the transcript does not include a roll‑call tally, only the recorded voice vote outcomes.
What happens next: council directed staff to negotiate professional‑services terms and proceed with the grant and design steps. The mayor said the city will share renderings publicly as the project advances and pursue required permits and funding applications.
Quotation: “We’re sitting here currently with zero debt … we’re in good financial shape,” the mayor said while urging the council to approve proceeding with design and services for the civic center.
The council’s approvals at this meeting constituted direction to staff to begin formal procurement/contract negotiations and to continue pursuing USDA funding; the council did not adopt final construction contracts at this meeting.
