Jasmyne Ray
Chad Scroggins and Alex Dudchock present the plans for the recreation trails program grant to the Shelby County Commission
At the Dec. 10 meeting, the Shelby County Commission approved a Recreational Trails Program (RTP) Grant application that will assist in providing recreational trails in the Shelby County Cahaba River Park and Forever Wild Land Trust.
In applying for the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) grant assistance, the county hopes to be able to create 10 miles of multi-use trails, in addition to two trailhead pavilions. The grant program is only able to fund up to 80 percent of the proposed project, so the county will make up the latter 20 percent with direct funds from county revenues and in-kind labor services through the County Department of Facilities and General Services.
The commission also approved the appointment of Mechelle Wilder to the Board of Directors for 58 Inc and the Shelby County Economic Industrial Development Authority (SCEIDA) effective Jan. 1, 2019. County Manager Alex Dudchock said that this will be the last major project approved in 2018.
County engineer, Randy Cole, gave an update on the traffic concerns surrounding the intersection of county road 280 and county road 11. While Mayor Tony Picklesimer has had a deputy officer stationed at the intersection during high traffic hours, a temporary traffic signal is to be erected in place. The temporary signal will be in place until the materials for a real traffic signal can be purchased and constructed.
Bids were awarded for seed and fertilizer for the highway department, along with correctional-grade razors for the sheriff’s office and jail.
There were no updates available to constitute a water services report.