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Opelika City Council approves tax abatements for Mando

by | Dec 22, 2023 | Politics

BY MICHELLE KEY | PUBLISHER | MICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM

BY HANNAH GOLDFINGER
HGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM

AUBURN — Fun is coming to the Lake Wilmore Community Center.
Two items related to the up-and-coming Lake Wilmore Community Center were approved at the Auburn City Council meeting Tuesday night.
The council approved an amendment, number four, to the professional services agreement with Davis Architects Inc. for the Lake Wilmore Park Community Center Project for $66,250.
Davis Architects is over the design services for the project. They are providing additional services including design changes to the six pickle ball courts, a shade structure and grading.
The council also approved a contract with Life Fitness to purchase various pieces of exercise equipment for the Lake Wilmore Community Center for over $144,700.
This equipment includes machines like balance trainers, weights such as kettlebells, foam rollers, stability balls, barbells, bikes, treadmills and more.
All of this will be available at the Lake Wilmore Park Community Center which is coming in June of 2024. It is a $22 million project.
“The Lake Wilmore Community Center includes two full-sized basketball courts, locker rooms and restrooms, two activity rooms, a fitness room with equipment, two multi-use/fitness rooms, an elevated indoor walking track, a multi-use area, office and storage space, a zero-entry pool featuring shallow areas for lessons and water aerobics and a lap pool,” the city of Auburn website said. “The pool will be heated and have a cover feature to promote year-round use. The city also anticipates a second phase of this project to be constructed in 2024 that will include four new lighted multi-purpose athletic fields with synthetic turf to support year-round sports activities to support our sports programming. The project is part of the City of Auburn’s Parks‚ Recreation & Culture Master Plan.”

OTHER BUSINESS

  • The council announced a board vacancy on the Cemetery Advisory Board.
  • The council approved a contract with Ashberry Landfill LLC for the Auburn Police Department Firing Range Improvements — Tire Removal and Disposal for $40,000.
  • The council approved a contract with the city of Opelika and 2H Properties LLC for the Shelton Village sewer service agreement 2023.
  • The council approved a contract with Four Star Freightliner to purchase an engine replacement for 1350, 2019 Peterbilt 520 with McNeilus 28-yard side loader for over $42,400.
  • The council approved a contract with Long-Lewis Ford of the Shoals to purchase one 2024 Ford Edge for the Public Safety Administration for over $39,500.
  • The council approved a contract with Noble Supply & Logistics to purchase 25 Pitagone F-18 Mobile HVM Barriers (portable modular traffic barriers) for over $58,000.
  • The council approved a contract with SHI International to purchase various Juniper Networks equipment for $52,800.
    -The council approved a contract with Stivers Ford Lincoln to purchase one 2023 Ford F-350 Regular Cab 4×4 pickup truck for the Parks & Recreation Department for over $60,900.
  • The council approved a contract with Stivers Ford Lincoln to purchase five 2023 Ford F-150 Supercab 4×4 pickup trucks for the Parks and Recreation Department for over $183,800.
  • The council approved a contract with Stivers Ford Lincoln to purchase two 2023 Ford F-150 4WD Super Cab pickup trucks for the Water Resource Management Department for $73,800.
  • The council approved a contract with Toter LLC to purchase 1,248 ninety-six gallon roll out carts for garbage collection for over $69,600.
  • The council accepted various easements and rights-of-way for the Northgate Subdivision Phase One – Final Plat for Northgate Development LLC.
  • The council accepted public right-of-way and drainage and utility easements for the Mimm’s Trail Subdivision, 12th Addition — Final Plat for Clayton Properties Group Inc.
  • The council approved a franchise agreement renewal with Alabama Power Company.
  • The council approved the Initial Outfitters Rezoning of 6.1 acres from Industrial (I) to Comprehensive Development District (CDD) for property located at 3325 Skyway Drive.
  • The council approved the Reese Property Rezoning for 2.8 acres from Rural (R) to Limited Development District (LDD) for property located at 1729 Old Wrights Mill Road.
  • The council approved the conditional use approval for commercial support use for 539 Airport Road Warehouse.
  • The council approved the Beehive Park Lots 6 & 7 Conditional use for commercial support use for property located at 3151 & 3201 Hive Commerce Parkway.
  • The council approved a contract with Floyd Service Company Inc. for the installation of Musco Sports Lighting System at various Parks and Recreation facilities for $834,700.