Piedmont City Council Meeting, June 21st 2022
Piedmont, AL – Chairman of the Arts and Entertainment Committee, Terry Batey kicked off the planning session of the Tuesday Piedmont City Council Meeting. He discussed the “Independence Day Celebration” that will take place on July 2nd and how they are focused on children, incorporating a petting zoo, as well as horse rides. The total estimated […]
Piedmont City Council Meeting, June 7th
Piedmont, AL – The Piedmont City Council held their regular meeting on Tuesday night, opening with prayer and the pledge of allegiance. The first item of business was approving the May expenses in the amount of $334,711.39, as well as two weeks of payroll in the amount of $150,884.72, for a total of $485,596.11. Dan Flanary, […]
80 New Jobs Coming to Piedmont by 2023
Piedmont, AL – A large item discussed in Tuesday’s Piedmont City Council Meeting was the expansion of CVG, a business known to local residents as Bostrum. Don Hopper, Executive Director of the Calhoun County Economic Development Council stated that CVG would bring $3.2 Million in equipment and machinery expansions, as well as 80 new jobs to […]
Piedmont Fire Department Activity for April and May 2022
Piedmont, AL – Piedmont Fire Chief, Mike Ledbetter gave the Fire Department Activity for April and May 2022 at Tuesday nights council meeting. APRIL: Structure Fires – 1 mutual aid w/ Jacksonville, involving the JCA Fire. Automatic Alarm – 1 Vehicle Accidents – 10 Woods Fires – 4 involving 6 acres Service Calls – 9 Ambulance […]
Solar Easement Agreement Among Items on Packed Piedmont City Council Agenda
Piedmont, AL – While several things were discussed at the Piedmont city council meeting this week, the Solar Easement Agreement was a large item on the agenda. The council approved the agreement between the city of Piedmont and the Alabama Municipal Electric Authority (AMEA) Tuesday night. “This solar project has been talked about quite a bit […]
