By Crystal McGough
For The Tribune
The Clay City Council held a public hearing Tuesday night to address the Planning and Zoning Commission’s recommendation to annex two properties into the City of Clay and re-subdivide both properties and an additional property, 7388 Old Springville Road, which is already in the city.
No one spoke in favor of or against the annexation of the properties at 7325 and 7339 Old Springville Road, both owned by Pat Feemster.
Immediately following the hearing, the council voted unanimously to pass Ordinance 2018-03, approving the annexation of the properties.
Additionally, City Manager Ronnie Dixon said that the properties will be readdressed from Old Springville Road addresses to Lake In The Woods Lane.
“Before…there was no Lake In The Woods Lane, so access to that 20-something acres was Old Springville Road,” he said. “When the Feemsters divided that property, they gave the addresses as Old Springville Road.
If you approve the annexation, it will be readdressed and all three lots will have a Lake In The Woods Lane address.”
The council also unanimously passed Resolution 2018-05, declaring the properties at 5537 Balboa Court and 5644 Balboa Terrace to be public nuisances.
“We’re over six years into tornado damage that hasn’t been repaired or cleaned up,” Dixon said. “That’s part of it, and part of it is just an empty house that we need to take care of.
This is step one in the process. The 10-day letters have been sent.”
During Mayor and Council Comments, Councilman Dennis Locke spoke on his and Councilman Bo Johnson’s intentions to help repair the tornado-damaged properties.
“I drove through Paradise Valley today,” Locke said. “Bo and I are going to try to see if we can find some ways we can help that neighborhood in the areas where they were hit hardest with the tornado that never recovered.
We’ll see if there’s a way we can help, either from the city or from the community.”
In other city news, Dixon gave an update on the progress of the new library and plans for the summer reading program, and Councilman Johnson gave updates on the upcoming Clay Spring Movies series.
Dixon said that the library is currently under budget and ahead of schedule, with an expected completion date of May 26.
At that time, both libraries will be closed for one week while the transition is made from the historic Jayford Ware House to the new location beside Clay Elementary School.
The city plans to hold a grand opening on June 2, which will also be the first day of the library’s summer reading program.
“We’re in real good shape,” Dixon said. “We are about a week ahead of schedule on the construction. The summer reading program starts June 2. We’ll be in our new library a week before that, so that’ll give us time to move all the books and media.”
Johnson said that Clay’s six-week Spring Movies series will begin April 20, with a showing on the Clay-Chalkville High School football field every-other Friday night.
The family-friendly movies and refreshments will be completely free to the community. The movie selections have not yet been announced.
The next council meeting will be held Tuesday, April 10.