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Photo by Katie Turpen.
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Photo by Sydney Cromwell.
Altadena Valley Country Club
Golfers enjoy the 18-hole course at Altadena Valley Country Club, where the city is planning to construct a park with walking and biking trails. Photo by Sydney Cromwell.
During the June 8 meeting, the city council approved a resolution proposing the 90-day annexation of the Altadena Valley Country Club property.
The city of Vestavia Hills has been in negotiations for several months with the country club’s landowners to turn part of the 90-acre property into a new recreational facility. City Manager Jeff Downes said the city has been examining flooding and transportation issues of the area.
A public hearing is set for Aug. 13 during the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting to discuss rezoning the property.
"This will be an opportunity to show the evolving plan to the public," Downes said.
Following the public hearing, annexation is set to be up for council approval on Sep. 28 and a closing date of the property is set for Oct. 1.
"We are not in the position to lay out anything yet, " Downes said. "We also still have an ongoing parks and recreation study that is expected to have results by early July."
In other news, the city council authorized an agreement with ALDOT for a project resurfacing Columbiana Road from Gentilly Drive to the south end of the bridge over Shades Creek. Downes said this project ties in with an ATRIP project, which includes the area between U.S. 31 and Gentilly Drive.
Furthermore, the city council:
- Announced that the new Library in the Forest parking lot is now open.
- Approved a power easement adjacent to Vestavia Hills Elementary School- Cahaba Heights.
- Approved an agreement for the exclusive listing to sell the now vacant property at 2253 Great Rock Road.
- Authorized a “Conditional Consent To Encroachment And Release Of Damages” with Jefferson County.
