CITY OF OPELIKA

NOTICE OF RESCHEDULED REGULAR MEETING  OF THE OPELIKA CITY COUNCIL

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the first regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Opelika, Alabama, in July 2023 will be held on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, commencing at 6:00 pm in the Courtroom of the Opelika Municipal Court Building, 300 Martin Luther King Boulevard, Opelika, Lee County, Alabama, per Ordinance 007-23 that was adopted and approved on February 21, 2023, rescheduling the first regular meeting of the city council in July 2023, from July 4, 2023 to July 11, 2023 in order to accommodate the observance of the Independence Day Holiday.

 Please contact Brian Weiss, the City’s ADA Coordinator, at 334-705-5132 prior to the meeting if you require special accommodations due to a disability.  

WITNESS my hand this the 29th day of June, 2023.

/s/ Russell A. Jones, CMC CITY CLERK CITY OF OPELIKA, ALABAMA

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ORDINANCE NO. 019-23

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 4-78 OF THE 

CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF OPELIKA, ALABAMA 

RELATING TO LARGE ANIMALS RUNNING AT LARGE

WHEREAS, Section 4-78 of the Code of Ordinances prohibits large animals running at large within the corporate limits of the City; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Act No. 2023-42, the Alabama Legislature recently amended §3-5-2, Code of Alabama, relating to livestock, to update the existing code language; and

WHEREAS, §3-5-2(e), Code of Alabama, as amended, provides that no municipal governing body may adopt or continue in effect any ordinance, rule, resolution or other directive that is inconsistent with  said §3-5-2; and

WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend the language in Section 4-78 of the Code of Ordinances so that it is consistent with §3-5-2, Code of Alabama, as amended.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council (the “Council”) of the City of Opelika, Alabama (the “City”) as follows:

Section 1.  Amendment of Section 4-78. That Section 4-78 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Opelika, Alabama, is hereby amended to read as follows:

Sec. 4-78 Large animals running at large.

(a) It shall be unlawful for the owner or person in charge of any livestock, as defined in §3-5-1, Code of Alabama, or large animal to knowingly, voluntarily, negligently or willfully permit any such livestock or large animal to run at large within the corporate limits of the City or upon the public lands, highways, roads or streets within the City.

(b) Nothing in this section or elsewhere in this chapter shall be construed to make it unlawful for livestock or other animals to run at large on the premises of another when the owner or person in charge of the premises has consented in writing to allow livestock or other animals to run at large on the premises.

(c)Any person or persons owning or having the possession, custody or control of any livestock or large animal who unlawfully and knowingly permit the same to run or be at large, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be fined not less than double the damages sustained by the injured party or parties, but in no case more than fifty dollars ($50.00), one-half of such fine to go to the injured party or parties, and may also be imprisoned or sentenced to hard labor for the City for a term not exceeding six (6) months at the discretion of the court trying the case.

Section 2. Severability Clause.  If any section, sentence or phrase of this ordinance is held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, said holding shall not affect the remaining portions of this ordinance.

Section 3. Repealer Clause.  All former ordinances or parts thereof conflicting or inconsistent with this ordinance are repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.

Section 4. Effective Date.  This ordinance shall become effective upon its adoption, approval and publication as required by law.

Section 5.  Publication.  The City Clerk of the City of Opelika, Alabama is hereby authorized and directed to cause this Ordinance to be published one (1) time in a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Opelika, Lee County, Alabama.

ADOPTED AND APPROVED this the 20th day of June, 2023.

/s/ Eddie Smith PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OPELIKA, ALABAMA

ATTEST:

/s/ Russell A. Jones, CMC CITY CLERK

TRANSMITTED TO MAYOR on this the 26th day of June, 2023.

/s/ Russell A. Jones, CMC CITY CLERK

ACTION BY MAYOR

APPROVED this the 26th day of June, 2023.

s/ Gary Fuller MAYOR

ATTEST:

/s/ Russell A. Jones, CMC CITY CLERK

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NOTICE OF COURT PROCEEDING

, IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA

Notice of the filing of Petition for Summary Distribution In the Estate of RAVEN KEUNNA JACKSON, deceased

Notice is hereby given that a Petition for Summary Distribution has been filed in the LEE COUNTY Probate Office by Yakita Albretton Jackson on June 20, 2023, pursuant to Section 43-2-690, Code of Alabama and that 30 days after the notice of publication hereof and pursuant to law the Court shall be requested to enter an Order Directing Summary Distribution of the estate of said decedent.

BILL ENGLISH – PROBATE JUDGE

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INVITATION FOR BIDS

Sealed bids will be received by the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners of the City of Mobile, Alabama (“Board”), at the Wesley A. James Operations Center, 4725 Moffett Road, Suite A, Mobile, AL 36618-0249 until 12:00 p.m., Local Time, August 7, 2027, and then publicly opened and read aloud at 1:00 p.m., for furnishing all labor, materials, and performing all work for the following project: Contract No.: D3424000, Project Name: NORTONS LANE SWAT AND LIFT STATION.

The project is funded by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loan Program. The selected bidder shall comply with all conditions and requirements of the program as they pertain to this Project.

Plans and Specifications may be inspected at the Board’s offices at 4725 Moffett Road, Suite A, Mobile, AL, or at the offices of Jacobs, Consulting Engineers, 25 W. Cedar Street, Suite 350, Pensacola FL. 32502 (by appointment)., Telephone: (850) 396-4938. 

A complete set of electronic contract documents including Drawings, Specifications, referenced documents and a model bid package may be obtained from Kara St. Myer of Jacobs via e-mail from Kara St. Myer at Kara.StMyer@jacobs.com. No Contract Documents will be issued later than twenty-four (24) hours prior to bid submission time. 

Questions regarding the Contract Documents must be submitted in writing or electronically to Jacobs no later than July 28, 2023 in order for responses to be provided via addendum prior to the bid date.

A MANDATORY Pre-Bid Conference will be held at Wesley A. James Operations Center, 4725 Moffett Road, Board Room, Mobile, AL 36618-0249 on July 18, 2023 at 10:30 a.m., Local Time, to discuss bidding and project requirements. Prospective bidders must attend. Subcontractors should attend.

Bids must be submitted on the standard forms included with the Contract Documents in the tabbed and

color‐coded format as indicated. 

Envelopes containing bids must be sealed and delivered to the Director, Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners of the City of Mobile, Alabama, 4725A Moffett Road, Mobile, Alabama 36618-0249: “Bid for constructing Project # D3424000 – NORTONS LANE SWAT AND LIFT STATION, to be opened at 1:00 p.m., Local Time, August 7, 2027”. The Bidder’s Alabama State Contractor’s License Number and discipline shall be on the envelope. Hand-delivered bid packages shall be delivered to the receptionist at the main entrance of the MAWSS office complex, 4725A Moffett Road, Mobile AL 36618.

Bid guarantee in the form of certified check, bid bond, or Irrevocable Letter of Credit acceptable to the Board will be required for at least 5 percent of the bid amount, not to exceed $10,000.

The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informality in bids received. 

THIS INVITATION FOR BIDS IS CONDENSED FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/REQUIREMENTS FOR BIDDERS CAN BE FOUND IN THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. 

THE BOARD OF WATER AND SEWER COMMISSIONERS

OF THE CITY OF MOBILE, ALABAMA

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Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated:

1242 N Dean Rd, Auburn, AL 36830 Thursday, July 6, 2023 at 10:00AM

Unit  218

Unit  319 

Unit  506 

The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

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FORM OF ADVERTISMENT FOR COMPLETION

LEGAL NOTICE 

In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended, notice is hereby given that WHATLEY CONSTRUCTION, LLC, Contractor, has completed the Contract for the Alterations to Building #500 & Building #6000 at Drake Middle School at 655 North Donahue Drive, Auburn, Alabama 36832 for Auburn City Schools, Auburn, State of Alabama, Owner(s), and have made request for final settlement of said Contract. All persons having any claim for labor, materials, or otherwise in connection with this project should immediately notify: 

Barganier Davis Williams Architects Associated, 624 South McDonough Street, Montgomery, AL 36104

WHATLEY CONSTRUCTION, LLC / CONTRACTOR

P.O. BOX 137 

OPELIKA, AL 36802

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

ESTATE OF HARRY G. VOGLER, DECEASED

PROBATE COURT LEE COUNTY

CASE NO. 2023-304

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Take Notice that LETTERS TESTAMENTARY of the Estate

of HARRY G. VOGLER are hereby granted to Vincent S. Vogler

on the 9th day of June, 2023, 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 within time

allowed by law or the same will be barred.

Vincent S. Vogler

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

ESTATE OF MARILYN J. ROGERS, DECEASED

COURT OF PROBATE, LEE COUNTY

LETTERS TESTAMENTARY of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 22nd day of June, 2023,, 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 22nd day of June 2023.

WENDY ANN HARDEE

KRISTINA JANE ROGERS (BUTLER)

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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LORA J. HILL, DECEASED. 

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF  LEE COUNTY ALABAMA Case No: 2023-334

Letters Testamentary on the estate of said decedent having been granted to the undersigned on the 23rd day of June, 2023, by the Hon. 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 within time allowed by law or the same will be barred.

LISA HARMON and ELAINE LATHAM 

Co-Personal Representatives

Robert H. Pettey

Samford & Denson, LLP

P.O. Box 2345

Opelika, AL 36803-2345

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