By Tanna M. Friday, For The Tribune
TRUSSVILLE —The Trussville City Council met on Tuesday evening, March 29, to hold a rescheduled public hearing regarding Glendale Farms. A hearing that was rescheduled due to inclement weather. Although plans continue to change in this project, one Carrington resident shares her and her fellow neighbors’ concerns regarding the development.
“Our friends and residents are truly concerned about the rapid development throughout our city,” said Carrington resident Amanda Klimko. “Its impact on the Cahaba watershed, the already challenged roadways, and the quality of construction – particularly garden home construction being accepted by our city.
“As a Carrington resident, I have many concerns in regard to the Glendale Farms at Carrington,” she added. “Carrington property owners are concerned, offended, and opposed to the Carrington name being attached to the Glendale development. We feel it is being used to draw people in who may think it is a part of the Carrington community when it actually is not.
“I would like to make the following request. As you consider the Glendale plan, I request that the City of Trussville require the developer to state covenant and restrictions for each sector – garden home, townhome, and brownstone, particularly that none of those properties become rental properties. I predict that the proposal of so many glorified apartments, excuse me if I offended you by saying that, will otherwise become rental properties in the future. I see shades of the Grayson Valley townhouse community which have not been maintained.
“My fellow neighbors and my husband would like you to seriously consider the concerns of property values of your present Trussville homeowners and taxpayers,” she concludes.
Council president, Perry Cook, shared with Klimko and members in attendance that the plans have continued to change and will go back before the Planning and Zoning Committee on Monday, April 11. Once this has been completed, there will be a second public hearing and a first reading of the ordinance on Tuesday, April 28.
Glendale Farms development includes 250 acres previously zoned industrial to a planned unit development (PUD).
In other matters, the Council approved:
- March 3 council workshop and March 8 regular session;
- Consent Agenda;
- Section X Auditing accounts;
- Appoint Alan Taylor liaison to Leadership Trussville (in which Councilman Taylor abstained from voting);
- Approve 10 percent education premium for Firefighter Paramedic Chase Trammell, effective March 26, 2022;
- Approve 10 percent education premium for Police Corrections Officer Jonathan Butler, effective March 26, 2022;
- Hire Nichole Guerrero as part-time Gymnastics Instructor (Grade 12-Step 2), effective March 26, 2022;
- Hire Duncan Hellums as Police Officer (Grade 17-Step 4), effective March 26, 2022;
- Hire Jonathan Ray as Police Officer (Grade 17-Step 1), effective March 26, 2022;
- Purchase new firetruck for anticipated FY2024 delivery. No bidding required due to purchase via H-GAC Cooperative;
- Purchase new vacuum truck for anticipated FY2023 delivery;
- Auditing accounts;
- Accounts payable;
- Certified Municipal Official Regional Training for Councilor Lisa Bright, March 23 in Vestavia Hills. $150 registration fee;
- Alabama League of Municipalities Annual Convention for City Clerk Dan Weinrib, May 12 in Tuscaloosa. $375 registration fee;
- Blue Shield de-escalation instructor coerce for Police Officer Donald Taylor, May 11-13 in Florence, Alabama. $350 registration fee; and
- Interview and Interrogation Webinar Training Course for Police Sgt. Keith Rosetta, Det. David Warms, and Det. Brett Deloach.
- Agenda;
- Public hearing on proposed rezoning of the undeveloped lot at 7750 Gadsden Highway;
- Ordinance 2022-004 to rezone the undeveloped lot at 7750 Gadsden Highway to IN-2 (Institutional) from IN-1 (Institutional);
- Ordinance 2022-005 to annex 132 Glen Cross Circle and adjacent Lot A Block 1 Queenstown Road;
- Rescheduled public hearing on proposed rezoning of Glendale Farms at Carrington; and
- Resolution 2022-014 to award the bid on delivering a pre-engineered metal building to police training center to Metallic Building Systems.
The next Council workshop is scheduled for Thursday, April 7, beginning at 5 p.m. The next regular session will be held on Tuesday, April 28, beginning at 6 p.m.