By Terry Schrimscher
Springville — The City Council of Springville honored Gregory D. Moore Jr. with a proclamation Monday night, April 15 during the second regularly scheduled council meeting of the month. Moore, who serves as principal of Springville High School, was present to receive the honor and spoke a few words to the crowd in attendance.
Mayor Dave Thomas read the proclamation aloud detailing some of the highlights of Moore’s achievements for the city and the school.
“Dr. Moore served as principal at Springville Elementary School from 2017 to 2020 instilling the building blocks for the love of education in some of our youngest citizens,” Thomas read. “Dr. Moore became principal at Springville High School in 2020, where he is now charged with preparing our older youth for college, career and service upon their graduation,” he continued.
“And, whereas Dr. Gregory D. Moore Jr. was recently named the Alabama Association of Secondary School Principals 2024 High School Principal of the Year,” Thomas continued. “We congratulate you on this award and thank you for the impact you are having on our community.”
“When you have freshman orientation and you are looking at kids who were in the second grade when you started out here about the be freshmen, you realize you’ve aged a little bit,” Moore said. “It’s a blessing and I’m hoping that within the time of my years continuing here in the community that we can bridge our relationship with the city and do some things with the school to support our kids,” he said.
“They have my heart and they know that and I appreciate what you guys do for us,” Moore said.
In other business, The Council approved:
- A memorandum of understanding between the city and Big Canoe Creek Preserve Partners. The partners are the fundraising body for Big Canoe Creek Nature Preserve.
- A resolution approving the waiving of peddler’s permit for Creek Fest.
- An ordinance annexing three parcels of land for the St. Clair County Board of Education to build a new Junior High School.
- Approved a request from the Crandall Crest homeowner’s association to accept Vicki Drive and Briarwood Street as city streets.
- $60,139.95 for additional new police radios in compliance with the digital radio upgrades in St. Clair County.
In the work session prior to the meeting, the Council discussed ongoing frustrations with debris pickup. The city contracted with EcoSouth for garbage collection and debris pickup but has experienced ongoing lapses in debris pickup coverage throughout the duration of the contract.
The next meeting of the Springville City Council will be held at 6 p.m. on May 6 with a work session at 5:30 p.m. prior to the meeting.