280 County Services Building. Photo courtesy of William Blackstock Architects.
The Shelby County Commission approved the adoption of a citizen participation plan for Shelby County’s Community Development Block Grant program during the commission meeting on Nov. 27.
A series of six needs assessment public meetings will take place on Nov. 28 and Dec. 7 at locations across the county for the purpose of determining the nature and types of projects needed to address priority needs in the unincorporated areas of the county and the
municipalities of Alabaster, Calera, Chelsea, Columbiana, Harpersville, Helena, Indian Springs Village, Montevallo, Pelham, Vincent, Westover, Wilsonville, and Wilton.
The meetings will address the following topics:
- Shelby Urban County
- Consolidated Plan
- Annual Action Plans
- Estimated amount of CDBG program entitlement funds
- Eligible uses of CDBG funds
- Needs Assessment Survey
County Manager Chad Scroggins said that members of the county’s development services department have worked hard to get this program off the ground.
“We’ve had really positive meetings so far with our municipalities and are excited to get that rolling,” Scroggins said.
The survey can be completed online at: surveymonkey.com/r/WGQ3Q78.
- Nov. 28 from 9-11 a.m. at the County Services Building, 19220 U.S. 280 Birmingham
- Nov. 28 from 2-4 p.m. at Harpersville Community Center, 39321 Hwy. 25 Harpersville
- Nov. 28 from 6-8 p.m. at Grande Hall at Old Mill Square, 105 West College St. Columbiana
- Dec. 7: from 9-11 a.m. at Parnell Memorial Library, 277 Park Drive, Montevallo
- Dec. 7 from 2-4 p.m. at Roy Downs Memorial Library, 9700 Hwy 25, Calera
- Dec. 7 from 6-8 p.m. at County Services Building, 1123 County Services Dr Pelham
Residents and stakeholders are encouraged to attend any of the meetings to learn about the Shelby Urban County, provide feedback, and fill out a needs assessment survey. The same information will be presented at each meeting. Individuals who are unable to attend any scheduled meeting may complete a Needs Assessment Survey online at
www.shelbyal.com/1201/Shelby-Urban-County.
License office closed 12/8
All of the state license offices will be closed on Dec. 8 for a new state titling system upgrade, the first in around 25 years. License registration and car tag renewals will not be available that day.
ALEA will still issue driver's licenses and customers can pay their water bills in person.
“Statewide everything will be offline,” said Phil Burns, Chief Operating Officer for Shelby County. "We will use it as a training day for our staff on customer service, cybersecurity and CPI training.”
