By Nathan Prewett, For the Tribune
PINSON – The Pinson City Council made an allocation to the Butterbean Festival coming up in October during a meeting on Thursday, July 15.
The council approved a resolution to support the Butterbean Festival by donating $10,000 to the Clay-Pinson Chamber of Commerce. This comes sometime after the Alabama Department of Tourism granted $6,500 for the event to be held on Oct. 6 and 7.
“Obviously, as y’all know, it takes some funds for the chamber to be able to do the Butterbean,” said Councilman and Mayor Pro Tem Robbie Roberts. “And so this is the amount that I think we’ve been doing for quite a while. They’ve been doing a nice job at making it work.”
Roberts added that organizer Ronnie Dixon will attend a future meeting to talk more about the upcoming festival.
Councilwoman Clinteshia Irvin announced that the next Movies in the Park event normally held at Bicentennial Park will be done at the Rock School Center on June 24, at 7 p.m., and will be showing “Remember the Titans.”
Additionally, Director of Operations Eric Winfrey reported the ongoing progress with the Rock School Center, saying that he has been speaking with IT companies about implementing computer and internet services, as well as installing a security camera system in the future.
He also said that a long-awaited solar lighting installation project for the football field parking lot at the Pinson Sports Complex was nearing completion.
In other business, the council:
- Approved a supplemental pay of $40,000 to Pinson Valley High School principal Michael Turner, and
- Appointed Rosie Martin to the Pinson Public Library Board until March 31, 2027.
Nathan Prewett can be reached at nthomasp6@gmail.com.
Pinson City Council meets on the first and third Thursdays of every month at City Hall on 4410 Main Street. Live-streamed meetings can be seen on the city’s Facebook page.