200,000 Cubic Yards of Debris Removed from Calhoun County - Commission Meeting May 27, 2021

May 27, 2021
Lee Evancho

Commission Meeting

- Call to Order
- Invocation
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Adopt Agenda – Unanimously Approved
- Elected Official/Department Head Comments – No Comments
- Adopt Minutes from last meeting – Unanimously Approved
- Old Business
  - Nuisance Abatements: – Unanimously Approved
    - 708 N. Ledbetter Street, Anniston – Hicks – No representative present
    - 616 S. Ledbetter Street, Anniston – Dickson – No representative present
    - 522 S. Corning Street, Anniston – King – No representative present
    - 861 Old Coldwater Road, Anniston – Copeland – No representative present
    - 610 Old Coldwater Road, Anniston – Bowman – No representative present
  - Nuisance Invoices: – Unanimously Approved
    - 1023 West 32^nd Street, Anniston – Lovel – No representative present – Invoice amount $401
    - 384 Foster West Road, Jacksonville – Johnston – No representative present – Invoice amount $151
    - 360 Foster West Road, Jacksonville – R&R Capital Holdings LLc – No representative present – Invoice amount $276
    - 2045 Old Choccolocco Road, Anniston – No representative present – Invoice amount $2,026
    - 2081 Old Choccolocco Road, Anniston – No representative present – Invoice amount $401
- New Business
  - Nuisance Declarations: – Unanimously Approved
    - 105 Wayside Drive, Anniston – Dill – No representative present
    - 107 Wayside Drive, Anniston – Dill – No representative present
- Janitorial Service Contract Extension (Hwy Dept) – Diversified Maintenance – Contract will go into effect August 1st and be in place for one year. – Unanimously Approved
- Coosa Valley RC&D Grant Resolution – Blue Mountain Community Center Playground – Unanimously Approved
- G-Squared Professional Services Contract – This will be a three year contract that is in effect through May 27, 2024 for aerial photographs. –Unanimously Approved
- Hazard Mitigation Grant Agreement – Roy Webb Safe Room – This tornado shelter will be located at 8827 Roy Webb Road the cost is $63,510 and is a a 75/25 split with the county. – Unanimously Approved
- Public Comments
  - Audrey Maxwell with the Calhoun Chamber of Commerce spoke regarding the unprecedented tourism numbers for May. She mentioned the 60th Anniversary of the Freedom Riders. Council Wilson was present for that event on May 14th. She also mentioned the recent events of the Canine Biathlon, Cheaha Challenge, and the Choccolocco Park events that had more than 5,000 visitors than normal. She also talked about the upcoming City of Jacksonville and JSU cornhole tournament next week. This event is being held at Pete Matthews Stadium. The Chamber of Commerce is doing more advertising through billboards and social media posting to bring in more tourism.
  - J.D. Hess mentioned the horse trails and that the stalls were being put to use. A group traveling from Texas to North Carolina for a 100 jumper competition said they received great hospitably and would tell others.
  - Keven Johns with the Agency for Substance Abuse Prevention spoke to let the commissioners know about a grant they were awarded through the Alabama Public Health Department. The grant will be applied to drug prevention in Calhoun County.
  - Myles Chamblee with the Calhoun County Emergency Management Agency confirmed there are no COVID patients at RMC currently.
  - The Calhoun County Water Authority confirmed that there are no current water restrictions.
  - Johnny Warren with Anniston EMS stated they were almost back to normal, pre-COVID, numbers.
  - Brian Rosenbalm, the Calhoun County Engineer, confirmed the roads are in good shape. He also noted that the County Commission Association did use contracted services to pickup debris in unincorporated Calhoun County for the past 41 days after the recent tornado. In that time 200,000 cubic yards of debris were collected and removed. This is a credit to the residents who moved the debris to the street and also to the commissioners for having this plan in place. Janice Howard, Administrative Secretary for Calhoun County, wanted to praise the commissioners and also Melissa Wood and all the people who worked behind the scenes to ensure programs like these are in place and run smoothly in Calhoun County.