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INVITATION TO BID
24016
Sealed bids for the construction of Roof Replacements at the Eastside & Westside Wastewater Treatment Facilities
shall be received at the Opelika City Hall 2nd Floor Conference Room, 204 South Seventh Street, Opelika, Alabama, until 2:00 p.m., local time, Tuesday, March 26, 2024, and then publicly opened and read aloud. All interested parties are invited to attend. Only bids from competent general contractors will be considered. At the time of contract award, the successful bidder must be a properly licensed general contractor. The attention of all bidders is called to the provisions of State law governing “General Contractors” as set forth in the Ala. Code §34-8-1, et. seq. (1975) and rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. Bidders must be licensed by the Licensing Board for General Contractors when bids are submitted.
A Pre-Bid Meeting will be held at the Eastside Wastewater Treatment Facility (3010 Columbus Parkway, Opelika, Alabama) at 10:00 a.m., CST on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, and at the Westside Wastewater Treatment Facility (1017 Grand National Parkway, Opelika, Alabama) at 11:00 a.m., CST on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, for the purpose of reviewing the project and answering Bidder’s questions. Attendance at the Pre-Bid Conference is mandatory for all Bidders intending to submit a Proposal.
Bidders are required to have a State of Alabama General Contractor’s License. All bidders must submit with their proposal, contractor’s license number and a copy of the license. State law Ala. Code §34-8-8(b) requires all bids to be rejected which do not contain the contractor’s current license number. Evidence of this license shall be documented on the outside of the sealed bid.
All bidders shall possess all other licenses and/or permits required by applicable law, rule, or regulation for the performance of the work.
Drawings and specifications will be distributed via email at no charge to contractors upon the completion of the mandatory pre-bid meeting. Additionally, bid documents will be made available on the City of Opelika’s website at www.opelika-al.gov/bids.aspx following the mandatory pre-bid meeting.
The bidder’s proposal must be submitted on the complete original proposal furnished to him/her by the City of Opelika. All information in the proposal must be completed by the bidder for the proposal to be accepted.
A Bid Bond in the amount of five (5) percent of the bid amount made payable to the City of Opelika must accompany each bid. Performance and Payment Bonds for the full contract sum will be required of the successful bidder. The right is reserved by the Owner to reject all Bids and to waive irregularities.
Envelopes containing bids must be sealed, marked, addressed as follows, and delivered to: Lillie Finley, Purchasing-Revenue Manager, City of Opelika, 204 South 7th Street, P.O. Box 390, Ope¬li¬ka, Alabama, 36803-0390. Attn: Roof Replacements at the Eastside & Westside Wastewater Treatment Facilities
LILLIE FINLEY- PURCHASING-REVENUE MANAGER
CITY OF OPELIKA
204 SOUTH SEVENTH STREET (36801)
POST OFFICE BOX 390 (36803-0390)
OPELIKA, ALABAMA
PH: (334) 705-5120 Legal Run 02/29/24, 03/07/24 & 03/14/24

NOTICE OF PUBLIC
PUBLICATION NOTICE FOR HEARING ON PROBATE OF WILL
STATE OF ALABAMA
COUNTY OF LEE
ION THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
To: Mr. Preston T. Holman, whose whereabouts are otherwise unknown, and any known or unknown heirs of the Estate of Helen Beatrice Grantham, deceased.
You will please take notice that on the 23rd day of February, 2024, a certain paper in writing purported to be the Last Will and Testament of Helen Beatrice Grantham was filed in my office for Probate by Linda Ann Holman and that they 5th day of April, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. CDT was appointed the day and time for the hearing thereof, at which time you can appear and contest the same, if you see proper.
Given under my hand, this the 23rd day of February, 2024.
BILL ENGLISH, Judge of Probate Legal Run 02/29/2024, 03/07/2024 & 03/14/2024

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
Case No.: CV-2024-900078
HALLIE JONES, Plaintiff, v. A tract or parcel of land designated as:
Commence at the intersection of easterly right-of-way of Lee County Highway No. 87 with the southerly margin of a 50-foot dirt road in
Section 10, Township 18 North, Range 29 East, Lee County, Alabama, being the Point of
Beginning of that tract described in Deed Book
905, Page 182, of Deed Records of Lee County, Alabama; thence run along the southerly margin) of said fifty (50 foot road South 67 degrees 40
minutes East 112 feet, more or less, to the Point of Beginning of tract herein described; from said Point of Beginning, thence continue along said
road margin South 60 degrees 40 minutes East 200 feet; thence leaving said road, run thence South 19 degrees 00 minutes West 200 feet;
thence run North 60 degrees 40 minutes West 200 feet; thence run North 19 degrees 00 minutes East 200 feet to the Point of Beginning. Located
in Section 10, Township 18 North, Range 29 East, Lee County, Alabama, and being a part of that tract described in Deed Book 905, Page 182,
of Deed Records of Lee County, Alabama. And Charlie F. Shellman, and/or the unknown
heirs of Charlie F. Shellman, And Jessie M. Shellman, and/or the unknown heirs
of Jessie M. Shellman, And Charlotte F. Thornton, and/or the unknown heirs of Charlotte F. Thornton And Wanda Chapman, a/k/a Wanda Christine Shellman, a/k/a Wanda Lloyd, and/or the unknown heirs of Wanda Chapman And Kristin Nichole Lloyd, and/or the unknown
heirs of Kristin Nichole Lloyd And Zachary Taylor Lloyd, and/or the unknown
heirs of Zachary Taylor Lloyd
And Fictitious Defendants A, B, C, D, E, F & G,
Being Persons, Individuals, Firms, Associations,
Partnerships, Corporations or other Entities,
Whose names are otherwise unknown to the
Plaintiff, but who claim interest in and to the above-captioned parcel of land, and whose correct names and legal identities will be added by Amendment when ascertained,
Defendants. NOTICE OF ACTION
To: All Defendants herein, whose whereabouts are unknown and which cannot be ascertained after the exercise of reasonable diligence.
You are hereby notified that on the 14th day of February, 2024, a complaint to quiet title was filed in the Circuit Court of Lee County, Alabama, and the following are the names of all parties to the action: Hallie Jones, as Plaintiff; Charlie F. Shellman, and/or the unknown heirs of Charlie F. Shellman; and, Jessie M. Shellman, and/or the unknown heirs of Jessie M. Shellman; and,
Charlotte F. Thornton, and/or the unknown heirs of Charlotte F. Thornton; and, a Wanda Chapman, a/k/a Wanda Christine Shellman, a/k/a Wanda Lloyd, and/or the unknown heirs of Wanda Chapman; and, Kristin Nichole Lloyd, and/or the unknown heirs of Kristin Nichole Lloyd; and, Zachary Taylor Lloyd, and/or the unknown heirs of Zachary Taylor Lloyd, as Defendants, whose heirs, executors and/or administrators are unknown and cannot be ascertained after the exercise of due diligence, and which are believed to have claimed some right, title, interest or claim in and to the property described as follows:
Commence at the intersection of easterly right-of-way of Lee County Highway No. 87 with the southerly margin of a 50-foot dirt road in Section 10, Township 18 North, Range 29 East, Lee County, Alabama, being the Point of Beginning of that tract described in Deed Book 905, Page 182, of Deed Records of Lee County, Alabama; thence run along the southerly margin of said fifty (50) foot road South 67 degrees 40 minutes East 112 feet, more or less, to the Point of Beginning of tract herein described; from said Point of Beginning, thence continue along said road margin South 60 degrees 40 minutes East 200 feet; thence leaving said road, run thence South 19 degrees 00 minutes West 200 feet; thence run North 60 degrees 40 minutes West 200 feet; thence run North 19 degrees 00 minutes East 200 feet to the Point of Beginning. Located in Section 10, Township 18 North, Range 29 East, Lee County, Alabama, and being a part of that tract described in Deed Book 905, Page 182, of Deed Records of Lee County, Alabama.
All persons having an interest in said lands or any portion thereof, claiming any title thereto or any encumbrance or lien thereon, are hereby directed to plead, answer, or otherwise respond to the Complaint on or before the expiration of 30 days after the last publication of this notice, or thereafter suffer judgment by default to be rendered against them, it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.
Done this the 28th day of February, 2024
/s/ Mary Roberson
Mary Roberson
Circuit Court Clerk, Lee County
J. Brandon Rice
Davis, Bingham, Hudson & Buckner, P.C.
724 North Dean Road,Suite 100
Auburn, AL 36830 Legal Run 03/07/24, 03/14/24, 03/21/24 & 03/28/24

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
Case No.: CV-2024-900020
FAIRPOINT PROPERTIES, LLC,
Plaintiff, v. A tract or parcel of land designated:
Lot 13 and a portion of Lot 12, B1ock 210, Totten’s Official Real Estate Map of the City of Opelika, Alabama, 1930, according to and as shown by that certain map or plat thereof of
record in Town Plat Book 2, at page 9, in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Lee County, Alabama, further described as follows:
Beginning at the Southwest corner of said Lot 13, thence Northeasterly along the Southeastern boundary of said Lot 13 and 12 for a distance of
approximately 120 feet; thence leaving said Southeastern boundary at a right angle, Northwesterly for a distance of approximately 190 feet, perpendicular to the Southwestern boundary of said Lot 12, to the Northwestern
boundary of said Lot 12; thence in a Southwesterly direction along the Northwestern boundaries of said Lot 12 and 13 for a distance of approximately 121 feet; thence along the
Southwestern boundary of said Lot 13, for a distance of approximately 187 feet, to the Point
of Beginning, being further described as Lee County, Alabama tax parcel 43-09-01-12-4-002-069.000 And Belle Jordan, and/or the unknown heirs
of Belle Jordan, And Lillie Mae Smith , and/or the unknown heirs
of Lillie Mae Smith, And Lillian Ann Smith, and/or the unknown heirs of Lillian Ann Smith, And Fictitious Defendants A, B, C, D, E, F & G, Being Persons, Individuals, Firms, Associations,
Partnerships, Corporations or other Entities,
Whose names are otherwise unknown to the Plaintiff, but who claim interest in and to the above-captioned parcel of land, and whose correct names and legal identities will be added
by Amendment when ascertained,
Defendants. NOTICE OF ACTION
To: All Defendants herein, whose whereabouts are unknown and which cannot be ascertained after the exercise of reasonable diligence.
You are hereby notified that on the 16th day of January, 2024, a complaint to quiet title was filed in the Circuit Court of Lee County, Alabama, and the following are the names of all parties to the action: Farpoint Properties, LLC, as Plaintiff; Belle Jordan, and/or the unknown heirs of Belle Jordan; and, Lillie Mae Smith , and/or the unknown heirs of Lillie Mae Smith; and, Lillian Ann Smith, and/or the unknown heirs of Lillian Ann Smith, as Defendants, whose heirs, executors and/or administrators are unknown and cannot be ascertained after the exercise of due diligence, and which are believed to have claimed some right, title, interest or claim in and to the property described as follows:
Lot 13 and a portion of Lot 12, B1ock 210, Totten’s Official Real Estate Map of the City of Opelika, Alabama, 1930, according to and as shown by that certain map or plat thereof of record in Town Plat Book 2, at page 9, in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Lee County, Alabama, further described as follows:
Beginning at the Southwest corner of said Lot 13, thence Northeasterly along the Southeastern boundary of said Lot 13 and 12 for a distance of approximately 120 feet; thence leaving said Southeastern boundary at a right angle, Northwesterly for a distance of approximately 190 feet, perpendicular to the Southwestern boundary of said Lot 12, to the Northwestern boundary of said Lot 12; thence in a Southwesterly direction along the Northwestern boundaries of said Lot 12 and 13 for a distance of approximately 121 feet; thence along the Southwestern boundary of said Lot 13, for a distance of approximately 187 feet, to the Point of Beginning, being further described as Lee County, Alabama tax parcel 43-09-01-12-4-002-069.000
All persons having an interest in said lands or any portion thereof, claiming any title thereto or any encumbrance or lien thereon, are hereby directed to plead, answer, or otherwise respond to the Complaint on or before the expiration of 30 days after the last publication of this notice, or thereafter suffer judgment by default to be rendered against them, it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.
Done this the 28th day of February, 2024
/s/ Mary Roberson Mary Roberson Circuit Court Clerk, Lee County
J. Brandon Rice
Davis, Bingham, Hudson & Buckner, P.C.
724 North Dean Road, Suite 100
Auburn, AL 36830 Legal Run 03/7/24, 03/14/24, 03/21/24 & 03/28/24

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
PROBATE COURT Case No.: 2022-008
State of Alabama, County of Lee
In the Matter of the Estate of Anoitia Nicole Mason, deceased.
Letters of Administration on the estate of said decedent having been granted to Jason Christopher Riggs on the 10th day of January, 2022, by the 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, duly sworn to, in the Probate Court of said county within the time allowed by law or else will be forever barred.
Jason Christopher Riggs
Administrator / Personal Reprresentative of the Estate of Anoitia Nicole Mason, deceased. Legal Run 03/07/24, 03/14/24 & 03/21/2024

Notice of auction of an abandoned vehicle. The Only One, Inc will be auctioning off the below mentioned vehicle on MARCH 1, 2024. This auction will be held at 3601 PEPPERELL PARKWAY, OPELIKA, ALABAMA, 36801 at 10:00 a.m. If you have any questions
regarding this vehicle, call 334-745-2166.
VIN# JF2SJABC0JH404892– 2018 Subaru Forester Legal Run 01/25/2024 & 02/0 03/07/24 & 03/14/24/2024

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, March 26, 2024 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 the meeting will have a designated public hearing (noted below). Individuals are limited to 5-minute comment period per public hearing.
II.Approval of Minutes
III. Update on Previous PC Cases
IV. New Business
A Conditional Use and Preliminary Plat – Public Hearing
1.A public hearing on a request by Moore Bass Consulting, Inc., authorized representative for Thrash Investments, Inc., property owner, for conditional use approval for 49 townhome lots in a R-4 zoning district accessed from the 220 block of Samford Avenue.

  1. A public hearing on a request by Moore Bass Consulting, Inc., authorized representative for Thrash Investments, Inc., property owner, for preliminary approval of Warwick Retreat subdivision consisting of 84 lots (35 single family lots & 49 townhome lots) accessed from 220 block of Samford Avenue.
    B Final Plat
  2. Jeff Adams, authorized representative for DRB Group Alabama, LLC, property owners, for final plat approval of the Wyndham Gates Subdivision, Pod 3, Phase 6 subdivision consisting of 8 townhome lots accessed from Alana Court and Raiden Circle.
    C. Conditional Use – Public Hearing
    4.A public hearing on a request by Blake Rice, authorized representative for T Farmco, LLC, property owner, for conditional use approval for a 20,000 sf warehouse addition in a C-2. GC-P zoning district at 3195 Society Hill Road.
    D Annexation
    5.An agenda item to consider a recommendation to the City Council on a request by Shelly A. Perry and Annie P. Perry, property owners, to annex 2.05 acres into the City limits accessed at 5400 Highway 431 N. R-1 zoning district is requested.
    E. Text Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance – Public Hearing
    6.Bed and Breakfast Uses – A public hearing to consider a recommendation to the City Council on proposed text amendments to the Zoning Ordinance: Section 2.2 Definitions; 7.3 C. Use Categories (matrix table); Add new section: Section 8.28.4 Bed and Breakfast
    7.Institutional Zone – A public hearing to consider a recommendation to the City Council on proposed text amendments to the Zoning Ordinance: Section 6.4 Purpose and Intent of Zoning Districts; Section 7.3 A. District Regulations; Section 7.3 C. Use Categories (matrix table)
    V. Old Business
    F. Preliminary Plat – Public Hearing
    8.A public hearing on a request by Chao Han, property owner, for preliminary approval of South Lake Bank Parcels Lot 2 subdivision consisting of 45 lots accessed from South Uniroyal Road. This item was tabled by applicant at the February 27th PC meeting.
    G. Rezoning – Public Hearing
    7a. An agenda item related to a rezoning request is an amendment to the Future Land Use Map for 106 acres accessed from Gateway Drive from light commercial and general commercial land use category to a mixed use category (residential and commercial). If the Planning Commission votes to send a positive recommendation to the City Council to rezone the 106 acres and Council approves the rezoning, then approval of said amendments to the Future Land Use map will be approved. This item was tabled by applicant at the February 27th PC meeting.
    7b. A rezoning public hearing to consider a recommendation to the City Council on a request by Blake Rice, authorized representative for Saucier Investments LLC and others, property owners, to rezone 106 acres accessed at Gateway Drive and Cunningham Drive from a C-2, C-3, and R-4 zone to a PUD zoning district. This item was tabled by the applicant at the February 27th 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 03/14/2024

IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WANDA JEAN MCPHERSON f/k/a WANDA JEAN HARPER, Deceased.
Case No.: 2024- 129
NOTICE TO CREDITOR
Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to La Wanda Jones, Personal Representative on the 5th day of March , 2024, 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.
LaWanda Jones Legal Run 03/14/24, 3/21/24, 3/28/24

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF MARTHA LEE GRAHAM, Deceased.
CASE NO. 2024-135
NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS
TAKE NOTICE that Letters Testamentary, having been granted to Dustin Wade Carlisle, as Executor of the Estate of Martha Lee Graham, deceased, on the 5TH day of March, 2024, by the Honorable Bill English, Judge of Probate of Lee County, Alabama.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all persons having claims against the said Estate are hereby required to present the same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred.
Dennis Wade Carlisle
Executor of the Estate of Martha Lee Graham, deceased Legal Run 03/14/24, 03/21/24 & 03/28/24

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
ESTATE OF JUDITH N. MOSS A/K/A JUDITH NICHOLS MOSS, deceased
PROBA TE COURT LEE COUNTY CASE NO. 2024-100
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Take Notice that LETTERS TESTAMENTARY of the Estate of JUDITH N. MOSS A/K/A JUDITH NICHOLS MOSS are hereby granted to Philip John Moss on the 20th day of February, 2024, 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.
PHILIP JOHN MOSS Legal Run 03/14/24, 03/21/24 & 03/28/24

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
IN RE: The Estate of MELVIN WADE PIKE, an incapacitated adult
CASE NO.: 2024-118
NOTICE OF PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF CONSERVATOR TO HANDLE A SINGLE TRANSACTION FOR AN INCAPACITATED ADULT
TO APRIL LYNN PIKE, CARSON WADE PIKE AND ANY AND ALL HEIRS OF MELVIN WADE PIKE, an incapacitated adult.
You are hereby notified that on 21st day of February, 2024, Charlotte Conway filed in the Probate Court of Lee County, Alabama, a petition for the appointment of conservatorship to handle a single transaction on behalf of Melvin Wake Pike. It is therefore ordered that the 29th day of April, 2024, at 10 o’clock, a.m., electronically via “ZOOM” virtual meeting website has been set and appointed as the day for the hearing of said petition, and the taking of testimony in support thereof, at which time any next of kin can appear and contest the same if you see proper. Please contact the Lee County Probate Court at 334-737-3670 for access to said hearing.
Given under my hand on 5th day of March 2024.
Bill English, Judge of Probate of Lee County, Alabama Legal Run 03/14/24, 03/21/24 & 03/28/24

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF
LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF PAMELA SILVER KREPS, Deceased
CASE NO.: 2023-641
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Take Notice that LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION of said deceased having been granted to TYLER KREPS on the 1st day of March, 2024,by the Honorable Bill English, Judge of 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.
Tyler Kreps Legal Run 03/14/24, 03/21/24 & 03/28/24

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
ESTATE OF JOANN HOLDER, DECEASED
LEE COUNTY, PROBATE COURT
Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 8th day of March, 2024, 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 8th day of March, 2024.
ELAINE TRIPLETTE Legal Run 03/14/24, 03/21/24 & 03/28/24

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
ESTATE OF JIMMY L. HOLDER, DECEASED
LEE COUNTY, PROBATE COURT
Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 7th day of March, 2024, 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 7th day of March, 2024.
ELAINE TRIPLETTE
Legal Run 03/14/24, 03/21/24 & 03/28/24

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