IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LAURA AMANDA NOLEN, deceased

Case No.: 2022-421

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to Christi Nolen Ingrum, Personal Representative on the 29th day of August, 2022 by Honorable Bill English, Judge of Probate Court of Lee County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred.

Christi Nolen Ingrum

Legal run 09/01/22, 09/08/22 & 09/15/22

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

ESTATE OF ANNIE B. HEARD, DECEASED

Letters of Administration with Will Annexed of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 1st day of September, 2022, by the Hon. Bill English, Judge of the Probate Court of Lee County, Notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred.

Witness our hands, and dated this the 1st day of September, 2022.

ELAINE HEARD

Legal Run 09/08/2022, 09/15/22 & 09/22/2022

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

ESTATE OF SUSAN JORDAN PILGREEN, DECEASED

PROBATE COURT LEE COUNTY

CASE NO. 2022-489

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Take Notice that LETTERS TESTAMENTARY of the Estate of SUSAN JORDAN PILGREEN, deceased, are hereby granted to Norman T. Pilgreen Jr. on the 22nd day of August, 2022, by the Honorable Bill English, Judge of the Probate Court of Lee County Alabama.

Notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same with time allowed by law or the same will be barred.

Norman T. Pilgreen Jr.

Legal Run 09/08/22, 09/15/22 & 09/22/22

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUTCION

VIN: 2G2FS22S7R2223733

1994 Pontiac Firebird – Green

Date Of Sale : 12/16/2022 Time 8:00 a.m. at Whitts Auto Service Center Inc. 461 Opelika Rd Auburn, AL 36830

Legal Run 09/15/22 & 09/22/22

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

ESTATE OF SUSAN JORDAN PILGREEN, DECEASED

PROBATE COURT LEE COUNTY

CASE NO. 2022-489

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Take Notice that LETTERS TESTAMENTARY of the Estate of SUSAN JORDAN PILGREEN, deceased, are hereby granted to Norman T. Pilgreen Jr. on the 22nd day of August, 2022, by the Honorable Bill English, Judge of the Probate Court of Lee County Alabama.

Notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same with time allowed by law or the same will be barred.

Norman T. Pilgreen Jr.

Legal Run 09/08/22, 09/15/22 & 09/22/22

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CITY OF OPELIKA

NOTICE OF PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARINGS

TO:  RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE CITY OF OPELIKA AND ALL OTHER INTERESTED CITIZENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission of the City of Opelika, Alabama will hold a regular meeting and will be conducting public hearings on Tuesday, September 27, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. in the Meeting Chamber at Opelika Municipal Court located at 300 MLK Boulevard, Opelika, Alabama. A Planning Commission work session will be held at 2:45 pm before the regular meeting. The purpose of the public hearings is to receive public comment on the following:

I.Some items at this meeting will have a designated public hearing (noted below). Individuals are limited to one 5-minute comment period per public hearing.

II. Approval of Minutes

III. Update on Previous Planning Commission Cases

IV.  New Business

A. Preliminary and Final – Public Hearing

1.A public hearing on a request by Blake Rice, Barrett-Simpson, Inc., authorized representative for Jordan’s Gate, LTD, property owners, for preliminary and final plat approval of the Jordan’s Gate subdivision consisting of 2 lots accessed from Jordan’s Gate Drive.

B. Final Plat

2.A request by Brian Lee, authorized representative for SP Opelika Ventures, LLC, property owners, for final approval of The Villages of Opelika Phase 1 subdivision consisting of 50 lots accessed from 3000 Hi Pack Drive.

3. A request by Mark Strozier, authorized representative for Wyndham Gateway LLC, property owners, for final approval of the Wyndham Village Phase 2 Section 2 subdivision consisting of 60 lots accessed from Wymond Drive. 

4. A request by Blake Rice, Barrett-Simpson, Inc., authorized representative for Opelika Equities, LLC, property owners, for final approval of The Ballfields Plat No. 3 subdivision consisting of one lot accessed from Pepperell Parkway and 30th Street.  

C. Conditional Use – Public Hearing

5. A public hearing on a request by R. Temple Anderson, property owner, to use parking lot for automobile sales in a M-1 zoning district at 1212 First Avenue. 

6. A public hearing on a request by Blake Rice, Barrett-Simpson, Inc., authorized representative for JD Real Properties, LLC, property owners, for conditional use approval for an ATV (All-Terrain Vehicle) sales lot and maintenance shop in the C-3, GC-P zoning district accessed at 4800 Birmingham Highway (NW corner of Birmingham Hwy & Grand National Parkway).

7. A public hearing on a request by Victor Vance (Interstate Properties LLC), property owner, to allow the Elks Lodge, a private social club, to relocate at the USA Town Center in a C-2, GC-P zoning district at 1220 Fox Run Avenue, Suite 207. 

D.   Master Plan Revisions, Minor Amendment – Public Hearing

8 A public hearing on a request by David Brady, authorized representative of Michael Epperson, MGE Properties Three, LLC, property owners to consider a minor amendment to the Executive Hills PUD (Planned Unit Development) townhomes located at 2003 Executive Park Drive. The amendment concerns the layout of the townhomes: The amendment replaces four groups of four-unit townhomes with eight groups of two-unit townhomes. The total number of townhomes (16 units) and density remains the same. The Planning Commission will consider the request and vote. 

E.  Master Plan Revisions, Major Amendment and Preliminary Plat – Public Hearing

9. A public hearing on a request by John Perry Knight, Jr., authorized representative for The John Perry Knight, Sr. Irrevocable Trust, property owners, for a major revision to the Wyndham PUD (Planning Unit Development) Master Plan POD 10 accessed from Gateway Drive. Master Plan amendments are to replace apartments with 200 townhome units; density of the 200 townhomes on 40 acres is 7.2 dwellings per acre.  Following the public hearing, the Planning Commission will consider a recommendation to the City Council.

10.A public hearing on a request by John Perry Knight, Jr., authorized representative for The John Perry Knight, Sr. Irrevocable Trust, property owners for preliminary plat approval of the Wyndham gates POD 10 subdivision consisting of 200 lots accessed from Gateway Drive.

F.   Rezoning – Public Hearing  

11a.  An agenda item related to a rezoning request concerns an amendment to the Future   Land Use Map for 229.2 acres accessed from Anderson Road from a low-density residential land use category to a mixed-use category. If the Planning Commission votes to send a positive recommendation to the City Council to rezone the 229.2 acres and Council approves the rezoning, then approval of said amendments to the Future Land Use map will be approved.

11b.  A public hearing to consider a recommendation to the City Council on a request by Brett C. Basquin, Foresite Group, LLC, authorized representative of Keith B. Norman,  Electra Estates, property owners, to rezone 229.2 acres accessed from Anderson Road from  R-1 to PUD.

12a. An agenda item related to a rezoning request concerns an amendment to the Future Land Use Map for 8.6 acres accessed at 1531 First Avenue (former Leshner Mills property) from a general commercial land use category to a mixed-use category. If the Planning Commission votes to send a positive recommendation to the City Council to rezone the 8.6 acre and Council approves the rezoning, then the said amendments to the Future Land Use map to a mixed-use category will be approved.

12b. A public hearing to consider a recommendation to the City Council on a request by Christian

Dagg, Hinson-Dagg Architects LLC, authorized representative of  Roy W. Granger Regeneration, LLC, property owners, to rezone 8.6 acres at 1531 First Avenue (former Leshner  Mills property) from M-1 to PUD.

F. Annexation and Rezoning – Public Hearing

13. An agenda item to consider a recommendation to the City Council on a request by Rodney C and Laurie S Jones, property owners, to annex 204.3 acres into the City limits accessed from the 3200 block Columbus Parkway (Hwy 280). A PUD zoning district is requested.

14. A public hearing to consider a recommendation to the City Council on a request by Michael T.  Johnson (Holland Homes, Inc), authorized representative for Rodney C and Laurie S Jones, property owners, to zone 204.3 acres annexed into the City limits accessed at 3200 block Columbus Road to a PUD (Planned Unit development) zoning district. 

V. Old Business

G.Final Plat

15. A request by Doug Ransom, authorized representative for Opelika Gateway Properties, LLC, property owners, for final approval of Wyndham Gates Pod 3, Phase 1 subdivision consisting of 10 lots accessed from Emory Lane. (Tabled at August 23rd PC meeting.)   

16. A request by Blake Rice, Barrett-Simpson, Inc., authorized representative for SMB Land, LLC, property owners, for final approval of Cannon Gate Phase 3B subdivision consisting of 60 lots accessed from Cannon Gate Drive.  (Tabled at August 23rd PC meeting.)   

H. Conditional Use – Public Hearing

17. A public hearing on a request by Scott Harris, Harris-Gray, LLC, authorized representative for G.A. Properties, LLC, property owners, to expand the outside display area of RV Roadway of Opelika (Recreational Vehicle sales lot) and future construction of a 11,250 square foot service building in the C-3, GC-P zoning district at 1201 South Fox Run Parkway. (Tabled at August 23rd PC meeting.)   

All interested persons are invited to attend the meeting/public hearings and be heard. Written comments concerning the above matters may be mailed to the Planning Director at 700 Fox Trail, Opelika, Alabama 36801 at any time prior to the meeting/public hearings and may be further submitted to the Planning Commission at the meeting/public hearings.

The Planning Commission reserves the right to modify or alter any of the proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance and to make its recommendations accordingly to the City Council. 

Please contact the Planning department at 334-705-5156 at least two (2) working days prior to the meeting if you require special accommodations due to a disability.  

.PLANNING DIRECTOR

Legal Run 09/15/2022

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

ESTATE OF WILLIE RUTH BEDELL, Deceased

PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY CASE NO.: 2022-401

LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION WITH THE WILL ANNEXED of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 8th day of September, 2022, by the Honorable Bill English, Probate Judge of Lee County, Alabama. Notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred.

Benjamin H. Parr, Administrator

Legal Run 09/15/22, 09/22/22 & 09/29/22