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At the last city council meeting the
Beautification Committee was mentioned several times and in the process
so was our Improvement Committee. I am looking forward to hearing
how the Improvement Committee will become a partner with the City on
this project. |
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Mr. Eslava presented the
Council with conceptual drawing of a plan by the Lake Forest Improvement
Committee for sidewalks and trees in the medians through the community.
The Council discussed becoming a partner with them in this project.
They asked Mr. Eslava to come back with a proposal.
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As
usual Willie Robison had an opinion for the City Council. What is
magical about Van Buren as a boundary? |
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Mr. Willie Robison – 560 Stuart Street – spoke opposing the moving of the
boundary for the High Rise District south. He said that Van
Buren should be the boundary.
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My old
friend and former LFPOA president, Bob Segalla, is still an active,
participating and capable citizen. |
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Mr. Bob Segalla – Creekside Subdivision – Utility Board –
answered Mr. Wetzel’s question saying the Board is not in negotiations to
sell the sewage treatment plant. But, they have signed an agreement to sell
the non-functioning out-of-date facility on Jordan Lane, if the High Rise
Ordinance is adopted
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The
following excerpt is from a Public Works Committee meeting. |
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PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
MEETING
January 27,2006
Councilman Bailey Yelding, District 1
Councilwoman Cathy Barnettc; District 2
Councilman John Lake, District 3
Lake Forest Improvement Committee was shown conceptual drawings of the
proposed walking paths in the medians or along the roadways, depending on
the terrain. The proposed walkways will be four foot wide pathways of
permeable pavement. They are considering an "Adopt-A-Median7' program, and
understand that this will be a joint project with the City.
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The
following memo is from a Public Works Committee meeting. It is
great to see Lake Forest mentioned in this one. I'm curious about
the selection of Lake Forest Blvd. for the repaving. I drove from
one end of it to the other today and only found one spot that looked to be in
need of significant repair and it was only a section of about 4 feet by
8 feet. Surely that little patch can't cost $53,000 to fix.
We have much worse streets in Lake Forest, including Ridgewood.
So, why did they choose that one? I hope it is because City
Councilman Ron Scott, who lives off of that street somewhere, caused it
to happen. That would mean that he is "bringing home the bacon" to
his district. We sure wish some of the other councilpersons
representing Lake Forest would do that. |
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CITY of DAPHNE ...
DIVISION of PUBLIC WORKS
To: Public Works
Committee Members
From: Ken Eslava,
Public Works Directo
Date: February 23,2006
Re: FY 2006 Road
Improvements
This morning, Mayor
Small and I selected the following list of road improvement projects to be
worked on this fiscal year. The basis for our selection
was:
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paving unimproved
(gravel) roads.
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paving important,
heavily traveled roads which required no other remediation other than
asphalt resurfacing, or microsurfacing.
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To achieve as much
work as possible with the budgeted funds.
The list of roads, and
ESTIMATED price for this work are as follows:
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North Main
Street..... ..................... $139,000.00
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Windsor DriveFake
Forest) ............. $33,000.00
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Lake Forest
Boulevard. ......... ..... ..$53,000.00
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Daphne Avenue....
......................... $29,000.00
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Trione, Guarisco &
Manci Avenue.. ... $58,000.00
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Lawson Road..
.............................. $80,000.00
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First Avenue North.
...g ravel
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Second Avenue North..
..gravel
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Third Avenue North..
..gravel
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Fourth Avenue North..
..gravel
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Fifth Avenue North..
..gravel
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Sixth Avenue North..
..gravel
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Seventh Avenue
North.. ..gravel
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The
following is from Daphne's Beautification Committee. This is an
improvement committee that actually has access to money. I know at
least three of these members are from Lake Forest. They are Roger
Davidson, Tomasina Werner and Anne Talbot. |
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MEMORANDUM
Daphne Beautification
Committee
City Hall 1705 Main
Street, Daphne, AL
Minutes of the February
3,2006 meeting
The meeting was called
to order at 10:06 by the president, Carollee Grindel. Also
present were Vincent Russo, Anne Talton, Roger Davidson, Dorothy Rankins,
Tomasina Werner, Audrey Rouire, Marilyn O'Connor Moore, Nancy Henderson,
Patty Kerney, Dorothy Morrison, Bea Wilson, and representing the city were
Marshall Parsons and Marjorie Bellue.
Marshal spoke on the
need for sub committees in general and also asked for a sub committee to
direct the planting of the crepe myrtles that will be removed from Highway
98. That committee is Roger Davidson, Anne Talton, Bea Wilson, Dorothy
Rankin, Dorothy Morrison, Tomasina Werner and Audrey Rouire. Marshall
reported that a 40 thousand dollar grant for the Tree Remediation has been
received for Daphne. His report covered the care of the Daphne Rose
Garden. He asked for a sub committee to help with that.
Audrey Rouire, Vincent Russo and Marilyn Moore volunteered.
Marshall gave out bench information and suggested a uniform bench throughout
Daphne. The committee reviewed the style of bench that Marshall
had found in his research. Vincent made a motion to have the
city buy them. This was seconded and accepted with a unanimous
vote. Property Owners Associations can then buy them from the city.
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