By Hannah Curran, Editor
TRUSSVILLE — During the regular meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 10, the Trussville City Council approved incentives for the Starbucks located at 5990 Chalkville Mountain Road.
Trussville City Council held its first of the new year on Tuesday, Jan. 10. (Photo by Hannah Curran)
According to the resolution read during the meeting by Councilmember Alan Taylor, the project is estimated to produce taxable revenues in excess of $3,000,000 per year, sales tax revenues in excess of $120,000 per year, and will provide the opportunity for approximately 25 post-opening jobs at the project.
“They give us their projected revenues over a period of time,” Mayor Buddy Choat stated. “Three million dollars a year in revenue is generally where we start. They showed us a plan where they are going to exceed that over a 10-year period, so we structured the $600,000 abatement based on their numbers.”
Choat explained that they will get three cents for the first five years, and then the City of Trussville will split it.
“The schools still get their one penny,” Choat said. “Just a typical agreement we’ve done with others this would just be extended 10 years, and the number was raised by $100,000 because the cost of building has gone up.”
During council reports, Councilmember Jaime Anderson explained that the Trussville Public Library has several events coming up, including an “Evening with Sean of the South.”
Whether you know him for his books Will The Circle Be Unbroken and Stars of Alabama or his latest book, You Are My Sunshine, the beloved author Sean Dietrich will be at the Trussville Public Library on Thursday, Mar. 2, at 6:30 p.m. for a performance and to discuss his new book, You Are My Sunshine.
This will be a ticketed event. Ticket prices are $15 without a book and $35 with an autographed copy of his new book. Doors will open at 6 p.m., and ‘southern’ appetizers and hors d’ oeuvres will be served. Books will be available for purchase and signing afterward.
Tickets may be transferred to another person by contacting the library. Refunds will not be issued unless the event is canceled.
ACTA is also performing The Curious Savage by John Patrick and Directed by Angie McGowan on Feb. 10, 11, 17, and 18 at 7 p.m. and Feb. 12 and 19 at 2:30 p.m. Visit acta.booktix.com for tickets.
Taylor also reminded the public that the Trussville Area Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for its 2022 Ned & Goldie Paine Memorial Gatekeeper Awards. Nominations must be received in the chamber office by Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, at 4 p.m. Award winners will be honored during the chamber’s “Toast of the Town: Celebrating Trussville’s Best” event on Tuesday, Jan. 31.
Choat explained that the Veterans Memorial dedication ceremony is planned for the beginning of April.
Also, Choat gave an update on the Moody Environmental Landfill fire.
“Today, the St. Clair County Commission met in Ashville, and obviously, they’ve received several different bids from companies around the country that have handled this kind of fire before,” Choat said. “My understanding is they’re going to make a decision on what they’re going to recommend to send to Montgomery. At that point, ADEM will take over if they accept this particular bid.”
Choat said that James Hill, the attorney for the commission, said that all the bids that were received estimated the whole process would take about 30 days to clean up the whole landfill.
“So that’s encouraging,” Choat said. “We’re trying to keep abreast with what’s going on; it’s been a long process since it started and ended up in the Commission’s lap. They’ve gotten to a point now where they’ve accepted these RFPs, and are going to Montgomery with it by the end of the week, is what I understand.”
The city of Trussville is accepting applications for a new Trussville City Schools Board of Education board member.
“If you’re interested in serving any of our boards or committees that we’ve reported on tonight, go and apply,” Choat said. “In particular, our Board of Education will be going through a process of selecting a board member. Mark Sims, one of the board members, is not going to serve again. So we will have an open position there. We’ll be accepting applications for that as well as the other boards and committees in our city. I encourage you to encourage others who want to serve to get online on our website.”
The application can be found at www.trussville.org.
In other news, the council approved the following:
- Resolution to Approve Redevelopment Reimbursement Agreement with SDP AL TRUSSVILLE LLC;
- Authorize the Mayor to sign the Amendment to & Renewal of Health Services Agreement with QCHC of Alabama LLC for FY2023. Total cost – $52,228.30, or $4352.36 monthly;
- 2023 Municipal Magistrates Orientation Weekly Training for Court Clerk Kimberly Richards, Jan. 27 – Feb. 24 in Montgomery. $250 registration fee;
- Alabama Case Law – Street Cop Training for Police Officer Greg Fagola, Mar. 27 in Hueytown. $199 registration fee;
- Police Canine Trainer Certification for Police Sgt. Nate Holloway, Jan. 30 – Mar. 23 in Hanceville, Ala. $7775 registration fee;
- The Alabama Association of School Resource Officers (TASSRO) 2023 Conference for Police Officers Scotty Bates, Jamie Goolsby, Daniel Swope, Scott Smith, Ron Bowen, Brandon Brown, Robert Antonio; Sgt. Adam Filetti; Lt. Chuck Bradford; and Chief Eric Rush, June 4-9 in Orange Beach. $2200 registration fees plus lodging;
- Managing Critical Incidents for Police Cpl. Michael Montana, Apr. 3 in Trussville. $179 registration fee;
- Alabama Association of Tax Administrators online Introduction to the License Administration (July 12-14); Titles (Aug 16-18); Conservation, Licensing & Manufactured Homes (Sept 20-22); & Licensing Administration & Registration (Oct 18-20) for Accounting Assistant II Donna Newton (Administration). $1300 registration fees;
- Hire Fredrick Wagner as full-time Athletic Program Coordinator (Grade 18 – Step 4), effective Jan. 14, 2023;
- Promote Computer/Network Tech Travis Richards to Network Systems Administrator I (Grade 28 – Step 2), effective Jan. 14, 2023;
- Approve 5% K-9 assignment premium for Police Officer Rodney Pierce, effective Jan. 14, 2023; and
- Approve 5% Corporal assignment premium for Police Officers Casey Davis, David Warmus, James McCool, Scotty Bates & Michael Montana), effective Jan. 14, 2023.
The next council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 6 p.m. at the City Hall Annex, located at 113 North Chalkville Road.
