New developments and more in Vestavia Hills

As we move forward into March, Vestavia Hills is on the move. 

Many of you have likely seen the activity in and around the site of the new City Hall. Across the street, the Ruby Tuesday and Pizza Hut buildings are coming down as we make way for Sprouts, which will start their excavation work shortly. Nearby, the old library is also down and America’s First Federal Credit Union is preparing their construction.

The new City Hall itself is progressing well too. As of this time, the project is on time and within budget. We anticipate completion by September.

Many of you have also been following the progress of the Library’s new parking lot. We have experienced a delay in moving a utility pole and the weather has not been very cooperative lately, but aside from those issues, we are hoping for a finish date by the end of March.

Out in the Cahaba Heights area, we are carrying forward with the new Zaxby’s, and Daniel Corporation is moving forward with the Patchwork Farms development; this includes the Aspire Rehab Facility, and three other office buildings, including both retail and multi-family housing.

At this time I’d also like to update you on Highway 31 paving. This is a project that ALDOT is moving forward on; they expect to start by the middle of March. With regard to city street paving, the City Council went ahead and approved $1.2 million in paving projects, which will encompass approximately 13 miles. Dunn Paving is about halfway through with this project.

Lastly, as we move closer to spring, I hope residents will notice the improved southern gateway entrance to the city, coming from Hoover. Workers have started there and we should be completed with it towards the end of March. In addition, we’ve hired a firm, Specialty Turf, to come in and handle field maintenance inside the fences of all our athletic complexes. This includes working with the infields, fertilization of the outfields and overall grooming of the fields. You should see a big improvement in the overall appearance of our fields as a result.

Your Mayor,

Alberto C. “Butch” Zaragoza