Ridgetop board adopts 2025-26 budget and approves Greer Road rezoning after split vote

The Mayor and Board of Aldermen of Ridgetop on April 15 adopted the city's annual budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and approved a rezoning of two Greer Road properties from R1 (low-density residential) to C1 (general commercial).

Mayor Tim Shaw presided. Vice Mayor Harrison moved to adopt Ordinance 2025-104 (annual budget and tax rate); Alderman Gregory seconded. The motion carried with four votes in favor and one opposed: Alderman Martin voted no; Aldermen Gilmore and Gregory, Vice Mayor Harrison and Mayor Shaw voted yes.

The budget ordinance (Ordinance 2025-104) was presented without dollar totals in the meeting transcript; the board recorded adoption effective for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025. The transcript does not specify line-item amounts, the adopted tax rate, or subsequent implementation steps beyond adoption.

On land-use, Alderman Martin moved to adopt Ordinance 2025-103 to rezone two parcels on Greer Road from R1 to C1; Alderman Gregory seconded. The vote was split: Martin and Vice Mayor Harrison voted no; Alderman Gilmore, Alderman Gregory and Mayor Shaw voted yes, and the ordinance carried. The transcript records the roll-call style votes but does not include statements from council members explaining their votes or the planned commercial uses for the parcels.

The board also accepted Ordinance 2025-102 (amending board work-session provisions), which passed unanimously. The meeting scheduled a city workshop for May 20, 2025, at 5:30 p.m.

What happened next: the transcript shows formal adoption on April 15; the record does not include subsequent implementation dates beyond the stated start of the fiscal year or conditions attached to the rezoning.

Sources: Meeting transcript, April 15, 2025, Mayor and Board of Aldermen of Ridgetop.