TO: OMAR BROOKS
A Petition for Step-Parent Adoption and to Terminate Parental Rights of the two minor twin children, O.P.M and A.M.M., born to Shadonna Marks having been filed by Dorian and Kimberly Brooks, hereby serves notice of the following:
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. §19-8-10(c)(1), When notice is given pursuant to subsection (b) of this Code section, it shall advise such living parent that shall not be a party to the adoption and shall have no obligation to file an answer, but shall have the right to appear in the pending adoption proceeding and show cause why such parent’s rights to the children who is the subject of the proceeding should not be terminated by that adoption.
Let all interested persons show cause before me, if any they can, by filing responsive pleadings within sixty (60) days of the last day of the publication for this notice with the Troup County Clerk of Superior Court, State of Georgia and to serve upon the Petitioner’s attorney, Lonnie J. Haralson, IV P.O. Box 3597, LaGrange, Georgia 30241 said responsive.
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TAKE NOTICE that JRBC Holdings, LLC (“JRBC”) has filed with the Lee County Commission a petition to vacate all of Lee Road 196. Said petition states that Lee Road 196 runs entirely through and ends within the property owned on all sides by JRBC. A public hearing on JRBC’s petition is set at the regularly scheduled meeting of the Lee County Commission at 5:00 P.M. on Monday, April 24, 2023, at the Lee County Courthouse, 215 South 9th Street, Opelika, Alabama. At the conclusion of the public hearing, the Commission may take final action on JRBC’s petition. Any citizen claiming to be affected by the proposed vacation may submit a written objection to the Lee County Commission or may request an opportunity to be heard at the public hearing.
Blake L. Oliver, Samford & Denson, LLP, P.O. Box 2345, Opelika, AL 36803-2345, 745-3504
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
CV-2023-900059
METRO PROPERTIES, an Alabama General Partnership Plaintiff,
V.
A Parcel of Land Lying in Lee County Alabama, to wit: Commencing at the northeast corner of Section 12, Township 19 North, Range 26 East, of Lee County Alabama;
thence S00°28’00”E a distance of 477.40 feet more or less to a
point in the southerly right-of-way of Renfro Avenue; thence following said right-of-way S88°41’00”E a distance of 5.40 feet to a found 5/8-inch rebar at the intersection of the southerly right-of-way of Renfro Avenue and the Westerly right-of-way of North Long Street; thence along said westerly right-of-way the following two (2) calls: (1) S01°08’43″W a distance of 425.14 feet
more or less, to a point; (2) S03°55’00″E a distance of 17.80 feet more or less, to a point in the southerly right-of-way of Bud Court;
thence along said right-of-way the following two (2) calls: (1) S87°32’19″W a distance of 138.68 feet more or less, to a found 1-inch pinch pipe; (2) S88°47’47″W a distance of 60.00 feet more or less, to the Point of Beginning: thence from said Point of Beginning S01°12’13″E a distance of 110.00 feet more or less, to a point; thence N88°47’35″E a distance of 60.00 feet more or less, to a found 1-inch pinch pipe; thence S87°29’21″E a distance of 28.93 feet more or less, to a found 1-inch pinch pipe; thence S00°24’54″E a distance of 7.79 feet more or less, to a point; thence S03°20’24″W a distance of 100.00 feet more or less, to a point; thence
N89°24’36″W a distance of 144.00 feet more or less, to a found 1/2-inch pipe; thence N01°42’52″W a distance of 214.85 feet more
or less, to a point; thence N88°47’47″E a distance of 65.00 feet more or less, to the Point of Beginning, and containing therein
0.528 acres (23,004 Square feet).; an Unknown persons who may claim an interest in said property whose identities are unknown and who cannot by reasonable diligence be 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 10th day of February 2023, a Bill to Quiet Title was filed in the Circuit Court of Lee County Alabama, regarding the following described real property:
Commencing at the northeast corner of Section 12, Township 19 North, Range 26 East, of Lee County Alabama; thence S00°28’00”E a distance of 477.40 feet more or less to a point in the southerly right-of-way of Renfro Avenue; thence following said right-of-way S88°41’00”E a distance of 5.40 feet to a found 5/8-inch rebar at the intersection of the southerly right-of-way of Renfro Avenue and the Westerly right-of-way of North Long Street; thence along said westerly right-of-way the following two (2) calls: (1) S01°08’43″W a distance of 425.14 feet more or less, to a point; (2) S03°55’00″E a distance of 17.80 feet more or less, to a point in the southerly right-of-way of Bud Court; thence along said right-of-way the following two (2) calls: (1) S87°32’19″W a distance of 138.68 feet more or less, to a found 1-inch pinch pipe; (2) S88°47’47″W a distance of 60.00 feet more or less, to the Point of Beginning,
thence from said Point of Beginning S01°12’13″E a distance of 110.00 feet more or less, to a point; thence N88°47’35″E a distance of 60.00 feet more or less, to a found 1-inch pinch pipe; thence S87°29’21″E a distance of 28.93 feet more or less, to a found 1-inch pinch pipe; thence S00°24’54″E a distance of 7.79 feet more or less, to a point; thence S03°20’24″W a distance of 100.00 feet more or less, to a point; thence N89°24’36″W a distance of 144.00 feet more or less, to a found 1/2-inch pipe; thence N01°42’52″W a distance of 214.85 feet more or less, to a point; thence N88°47’47″E a distance of 65.00 feet more or less, to the Point of Beginning, and containing therein 0.528 acres (23,004 Square feet).
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 23rd day of February, 2023. Mary Roberson Circuit Court Clerk, Lee County
Benjamin H. Parr
830 Avenue A, Suite A
Opelika, Alabama 36801
Telephone Number: 334-749-6999
Fax: 334-203-1875
ben@benparrlaw.com
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NOTICE OF CIVIL ACTION
Joseph Michael Nagy, whose whereabouts are unknown, must answer AubumBank’s complaint for Breach of Contract, Unjust Enrichment, Open Account-Nate, Account Stated, and Money Lent by March 30, 2023, or, thereafter, a judgment by default may be rendered against him in case number 43-SM-2022-900013.00, Circuit Court of Lee County.
Done the 20th day of February, 2023.
Mary Roberson Circuit Court Clerk, Lee Count
Blake L. Oliver
SAMFORD & DENSON, LLP
P.O. Box 2345
Opelika, AL 36803-2345
Telephone (334) 745-3504
Facsimile (334) 745-3506 Email: olivcr@samfordlaw.com Attorney for AubumBank
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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF FRANCES R. BARNEY, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
Case No.: 2023-072
Letters of Administration of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 21st day of February, 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.
RODNEY A. BARNEY, JR.
Administrator
Robert H. Pettey
SAMFORD & DENSON, LLP
P.O. Box 2345
Opelika, AL 36803-2345
(334) 745-3504
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NOTICE OF COMPLETION
LEGAL NOTICE
In Accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended, notice is hereby given that
BRAWCO, INC., Contractor, has completed the contract for Renovation of: AU Project Name: Greene Hall – Rm 130 (Mechanical), Concrete Beam Repairs, AU Project No.: 21-310
At Auburn University, Alabama
For the State of Alabama and the county, city of Auburn, 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 LBYD Engineers, 1100 South College Street, Suite 201, Auburn, AL 36832
BRAWCO, INC
4040 FARR ROAD
BESSEMER, AL 35022
NOTE; This notice must run once a week for four successive weeks for projects exceeding $50,000. For projects of $50,000 or less, run one time only. A copy of the publisher’s affidavit of publication (including a copy of the advertisement) shall be submitted by the Contractor to the Design Professional for inclusion with DCM Form B-13: Final Payment Checklist for state agencies, PSCA-funded and other bond-funded projects.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
43-CV-2022-900376.00
BENJAMIN H. PARR, AS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF
LOUIS LEON DURR, JR.,
LATASHA DURR and
FELICIA DURR THOMAS Plaintiff,
V.
Parcels of Land Lying in Lee County Alabama,
MONICA NELMS, and
Unknown persons who may claim an interest in said property whose identities are unknown and who cannot
by reasonable diligence be 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 26th day of October 2022, a Bill to Quiet Title was filed in the Circuit Court of Lee County Alabama, regarding the following described real property:
LOTS 1, 2 AND 3 OF DURR-NELMS SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO AND AS SHOWN BY THAT CERTAIN MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 21 AT PAGE 155, IN THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE OF PROBATE OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA. (Also known as Lee County tax parcels 43-09-03-06-4-000-002.000, 43-09-03-06-4-000-003.000, 43-09-03-06-4-000-004.000, and 43-09-03-06-4-000-005.000); AND
FROM THE NORHWEST CORNER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 6, TOWNSHIP 19 NORTH, RANGE 26 EAST IN LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA, RUN THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 56 MINUTES EAST FOR 1,161.1 FEET TO AN IRON PIN; THENCE RUN SOUTH 00 DEGREES 04 MINUTES WEST FOR 415.9 FEET TO AN IRON PIN ON THE SOUTHERNLY MARGIN OF LEE COUNTY HIGHWAY NO. 54; THENCE RUN NORTH 81 DEGREES 05 MINUTES WEST, ALONG THE MARGIN OF SAID HIHGWAY, FOR 100.00 FEET TO THE IRON PIN AT THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE PROPERTY TO BE HEREIN DESCRIBED. FROM THIS POINT OF BEGINNING RUN THENCE NORTH 77 DEGREES 55 MINUTES WEST FOR 85.9 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 07 DEGREES 43 MINUTES WEST FOR 203.8 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 04 MINUTES WEST FOR 65.2 FEET TO AN IRON PIN; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 56 MINUTE EAST FOR 210 FEET; THENCE NORTH 81 DEGREES 04 MINUTES EAST FOR 34.0 FEET TO AN IRON PIN; THENCE NORTH 81 DEGREES 05 MINUTES WEST FOR 100.0 FEET TO AN IRON PIN; NORTH 00 DEGREES 04 MINUTES EAST FOR 200.00 FEET TO THE IRON POINT AT THE POINT OF THE BEGINNING. (Also known as Lee County Tax Parcel Number 43-09-03-06-4-000-014.000).
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 27th day of February, 2023.
Mary Roberson Circuit Court Clerk, Lee County
Benjamin H. Parr
830 Avenue A, Suite A
Opelika, Alabama 36801
Telephone Number: 334-749-6999
Fax: 334-203-1875
ben@benparrlaw.com
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IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
IN RE: The Estate of ROBERTA BROTHERS, Deceased
Case No. 2023-090
NOTICE OF HEARING
TO: Wade McKinney, 5400 Big East Fort Rd., Franklin, TN 37064
AND ANY UNKNOWN heirs of ROBERTA BROTHERS, deceased
Notice is hereby given that a Petition to Probate the Last Will and Testament of the Estate of ROBERTA BROTHERS, deceased has been filed in the Lee County Probate Office. A hearing has been set for the 13th day of April, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. central time, electronically via “ZOOM”. Please contact the Lee County Probate Court at 334-737-3670 for access to the electronic hearing should you intend to take part in the hearing of the Petition to Probate the Last Will and Testament of the Estate of ROBERTA BROTHERS, deceased.
Bill English
Judge of Probate, Lee County Alabama
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NOTICE OF DIVORCE ACTION
TRACY KYLES, whose whereabouts are unknown, must answer CHERYL KYLES’ petition for divorce and other relief by May 1, 2023 or, thereafter, a judgment by default may be rendered against him in Case No. DR-2023-900007.00, in the Circuit Court of Lee County Alabama.
Thanks for your help!
Melissa L. Chicha
Samford & Denson, LLP
709 Avenue A
Opelika, Alabama 36801
Phone: 334-745-3504
Fax: 334-745-3506
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 2345
Opelika, AL 36803-2345
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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ARDELL LITTLE, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NUMBER 2023 -094
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
TAKE NOTICE that Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to Marilyn B. Fisher, on the 2nd day of March 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 the time allowed by law or the same will be barred.
Marilyn B. Fisher, Executrix of the Estate of Ardell Little, Deceased
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IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CHRISTOPHER STEPHEN ADAMS, Deceased
Case No.: 2022-701
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to Christopher Stephen Adams, Personal Representative on the 1st day of March, 2023.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.
Robert G. Poole
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INVITATION FOR BIDS
23020
Sealed bids, subject to the conditions contained herein, will be received by the City of Opelika, Alabama, until 2:00 p.m., local time, March 27, 2023, and then publicly opened and read at Opelika City Hall Conference Room 2nd floor at 204 S. 7th St, Opelika, Alabama for furnishing all labor and materials and equipment necessary to provide:
Right-of-Way Vegetation Management
within the city limits of Opelika, Alabama. This project consists principally of the follow¬ing items:
The bidder is required to attend the Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting to be held at 10:00 AM on March 14, 2023, at the Opelika Power Services Building on 600 Fox Run Pkwy. No bids will be accepted by a company or vendor that does not attend the meeting.
All Contracts are to be signed and returned to the City of Opelika Purchasing Department within 10 days of the contract being awarded by City Council. A Contractor’s ability to perform all of the work within the required time shall be a primary consideration in the awarding of the bid.
Plans, Specifications, addenda, and other related documents may be obtained from the City of Purchasing Department located at 204 S 7th St., Opelika, Alabama, Monday through Friday from 8:30 A.M. until 4:00 P.M., or downloaded from the City’s website at www.opelika-al.gov/bids.aspx. Technical questions regarding the bid may be directed to Brent Poteet, Power Services Director, City of Opelika, P.O. Box 390, Opelika, Alabama 36803. Phone: (334) 705-5591.
Guarantee will be required with each bid as follows: At least five (5) percent of the amount of bid in the form of a certified check or Bid Bond payable to the City of Opelika, Alabama. A Con¬tract Bond and Labor and Material Bond shall be required when the Contract is awarded. A copy of the State of Alabama General Contractor license for ADM: NEW ADMINISTRATIVE, HS: HIGHWAYS AND STREETS, MU: MUNICIPAL AND UTILITY is required.
The right is reserved, as the interest of the Owner may require, to reject any and all bids and to waive any informality in bids received.
Envelopes containing bids must be sealed, marked, addressed as follows, and delivered to: City of Opelika, Purchasing Department, 204 South 7th Street, P.O. Box 390, Ope¬li¬ka, Alabama, 36803. Attn.: Right-of-Way Vegetation Management
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. All bidders must submit with their bid, their 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 must be documented on the outside of the envelope of the sealed bid.
LILLIE FINLEY
PURCHASING/REVENUE & CODES DIRECTOR
CITY OF OPELIKA, ALABAMA
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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
ESTATE OF ALMA R. YOUNG, DECEASED
COURT OF PROBATE LEE COUNTY
Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 2nd day of March, 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 2nd day of March, 2023.
OLEANEY Y. RUDD
MARY A. CARROL
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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NO.: 2023-064
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF CLAUDIA STEWART,
AKA CLAUDIA P. STEWART,
AKA CLAUDIA PACHECO STEWARD,
AKA CLAUDIA A. STEWART, DECEASED
NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS
Letters of Administration on the Estate of Claudia Stewart, AKA Claudia P. Stewart, AKA Claudia Pacheco Steward, AKA Claudia A. Stewart, Deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 13th day of February, 2023, by the Honorable Bill English, Probate Judge, Lee County Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said Estate are hereby required to present the same within the time allowed by law, or the same will be barred.
Leigh S. Prickett, Personal Representative
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
ESTATE OF BOBBY LEE JONES, DECEASED
PROBATE COURT, LEE COUNTY, AL
CASE NO.: 2022-440
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Take Notice that LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION of said deceased having been granted to Christine Taylor on the 23rd day of February, 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.
Christine Taylor
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NOTICE OF COURT ACTION
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF LEE COUNTY ALABAMA
CHURMELL MITCHELL V. KRISTEN MORADI
43-DR-2016-900204.03
A court action was entered in the above case on 01/31/2023 5:15:45 PM
ORDER:
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF LEE COUNTY ALABAMA
MITCHELL, CHURMELL, PLAINTIFF
v. MORADI, KRISTEN, DEFENDANT
CASE NO:. 43-DR-2016-900204.03
ORDER
The MOTION FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION filed by PLAINTIFF is hereby GRANTED.
Done this the 31 day of January, 2023.
/s/ RUSSELL K. BUSH
CIRCUIT JUDGE
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IN RE THE ESTATE OF RAMONA MILLER LUMPKIN, Deceased
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NO. 2023-114
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
LEITERS TESTAMENTARY of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 13th day of March, 2023, by Hon. 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 the time allowed by law or the same will be barred.
ROBERT FRED LUMPKIN SR.
Executor
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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HAROLD EVANS WATTS, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NO. 2023-113
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
TAKE NOTICE that Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to Lisa Watts Jackson, on the 13th day of March 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 the time allowed by law or the same will be barred.
Lisa Watts Jackson, Alternate Executrix
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Opelika will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. in the Courtroom of the Opelika Municipal Court Building, 300 Martin Luther King Boulevard, Opelika, Lee County, Alabama.
PURPOSE
The purpose of said Public Hearing will be to consider the adoption of an ordinance to amend Ordinance Number 124-91 (entitled “Zoning Ordinance of the City of Opelika”) adopted on September 17, 1991. At said Public Hearing all who desire to be heard shall have the opportunity to speak for or in opposition to the adoption of the following ordinance:
ORDINANCE NO. ________ AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ZONING
ORDINANCE AND ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF OPELIKA
(DICKSON FARMS PUD)
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council (the “Council”) of the City of Opelika, Alabama (the “City”) as follows:
Section 1. FINDINGS. The Council has determined and hereby finds and declares that the following facts are true and correct:
(a) Keith B. Norman (“Norman”) is the owner of record of that certain property consisting of 229.2 acres located between Anderson Road and Andrews Road.
(b) Norman, by and through his authorized representative, Foresite Group, LLC, heretofore submitted to the City a development plan for a planned unit development (“PUD”) consisting of approximately 229.2 acres, designated as “Dickson Farms Planned Unit Development”.
(c) The proposed development is a mixed residential development consisting of approximately 606 single-family home lots, 216 townhomes and 98 cottage homes. The development plan shows planned amenity areas, including a 5.4 acre “central park” with a swimming pool, clubhouse, large open lawn and mail kiosk. The development plan also shows 5.19 acres of small pocket parks. The development plan shows five (5) entry points into the development from Anderson Road and Andrews Road. The proposed density is 4.01 units per acre.
(d) On February 28, 2023, the Planning Commission heretofore conducted a public hearing of the proposed development and referred to the City Council its recommendation to approve the proposed development.
(e) It is advisable and in the interest of the City and the public interest that the proposed property described in Section 3 below should be developed as a residential planned unit development.
Section 2. APPROVAL OF THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN. The Development Plan as submitted for review is hereby approved and affirmed as required by Section 8.18(N) of the Zoning Ordinance of the City.
Section 3. DESIGNATION OF A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT. The official Zoning Map is hereby amended and the zoning classification for the following parcel of land shall be changed from a R-1 District (Low-Density Residential District) to a Planned Unit Development (PUD) on the official zoning map of the City.
Commence at an iron pin at the southwest corner of Section 28, T-20-N, R-27-E, in the City of Opelika, Lee County, Alabama; thence run N 1°18’08” W 1367.99′ to an iron pin and the POINT OF BEGINNING of the property herein to be described; from said POINT OF BEGINNING, thence run N 1°16’08” W 1663.34′ to an iron pin on the southerly margin of CSX Railroad; thence run a chord of N 51°20’53” E 1418.13′ along the curve of said margin to an iron pin, said curve being to the right with a radius of 1975.47’; thence run N 68°17’45” E 980.83′ along said margin to an iron pin; thence leaving said margin, run S 15°48’57” E 302.00′ to an iron pin; thence run N 64°40’08” E 413.00′ to an iron pin on the westerly margin of Anderson Road (Lee Road 162); thence run a chord of S 36°57’03” E 95.52′ along the curve of said margin to a concrete monument at PC station 108+95.5, said curve being to the left with a radius of 5769.58′; thence run S 38°43’17” E 1374.88′ along said margin to a concrete monument at P.T. station 95+20.5; thence run a chord of S 43°16’03’ E 676.26′ along the curve of said margin to a concrete monument at the intersection of the southerly margin of Anderson Road (Lee Road 162) and the westerly margin of Andrews Road (Lee Road 48), said curve being to the left with a radius of 3859.70′; thence run S 4°58’37’ W 59.76′ along said westerly margin of Andrews Road (Lee Road 48) to a concrete monument; thence run a chord S 39°30’01” W 545.17′ along the curve of said margin to a concrete monument at P.C. station 111+95.4, said curve being to the left with a radius of 858.51′; thence run S 20°42’04” W 13.29′ to a concrete monument at P.T. station 111+80.9; thence run a chord of S 35°29’35’ W 556.37′ along the curve of said margin to a concrete monument at P.C. station 105+96.9, said curve being to the right with a radius of 1145.91′; thence run S 49°46’54” W 69.32′ to a concrete monument at P.T. station 105+27.4; thence run a chord of S 35°39’06” W 586.49′ along the curve of said margin to a concrete monument at P.C. station 99+54.1, said curve being to the left with a radius of 1185.90′; thence run S 22°09’53” W 57.08′ to a concrete monument at P.T. station 98+96.4; thence run a chord of S 26°35’03” W 578.89′ along the curve of said margin to a concrete monument at P.C. station 93+08.8, said curve being to the right with a radius of 3274.04′; thence run S 31°37’23” W 533.97′ along said margin to an iron pin; thence leaving said margin, run S 89°12’36” W 833.39′ to an iron pin; thence run N 1°15’00” W 1367.93′ to an iron pin; thence run S 89°07’52” W 1320.50′ to an iron pin and the original POINT OF BEGINNING.
The above-described property is located in Section 28, T-20-N, R-27-E, in the City of Opelika, Lee County, Alabama; contains 229.2 acres, more or less, and is subject to all easements of record.
The above-described property, containing approximately 229.2 acres, is at 3500 Anderson Road and is located adjacent to Anderson Road and Andrews Road.
Section 4. RETENTION OF COPIES OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN. Copies of the Development Plan shall be maintained in the office of the City Clerk, City Planner, City Engineer and Building Official and shall be open for public inspection.
Section 5. REPEALER. Any ordinance or part thereof in conflict with provisions of this Ordinance be and the same are hereby repealed.
Section 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall become effective upon its adoption, approval and publication as required by law.
Section 7. PUBLICATION. This Ordinance shall be published one (1) time in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Opelika, Lee County, Alabama.
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All interested persons are invited to attend the Public Hearing and be heard. Written comments concerning the above matter may be mailed to the City Clerk at City Hall, P.O. Box 390, Opelika, AL 36803 at any time prior to the Public Hearing and may be further submitted to the City Council at the meeting and Public Hearing.
Please contact Brian Weiss, the City’s Interim ADA Coordinator, at 334-705-5134 at least two (2) working days prior to the meeting if you require special accommodations due to a disability.
WITNESS my hand this the 16th day of March, 2023.
/s/ Russell A. Jones, CMC CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF OPELIKA, ALABAMA
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INVITATION TO BID 23022
Sealed bids for the construction of the
Veterans Parkway & Academy Drive Roundabout
shall be received at the Opelika City Hall Conference Room, 204 South Seventh Street, Opelika, Alabama, until 2:00 p.m., local time on April 10, 2023, 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.
Bidders are required to have a State of Alabama General Contractor’s License with a specialty of “Highways and Streets, Clearing and Grubbing, Earthwork, Erosion, Site Work, Grading or Municipal and Utility”. 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 may be examined at the Office of the City Engineer located at 700 Fox Trail, Opelika, Alabama, and phone number: 334-705-5450. Bid documents may be obtained from the Office of the City Engineer at no charge as an electronic file if the bidder supplies a storage drive or as an email attachment or electronic drop box.
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, Opelika, Alabama, 36803-0390. Attn: Veterans Parkway & Academy Drive Roundabout
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
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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, March 28, 2023 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.
A. Approval of Minutes
B. Update on Previous PC Cases
C. Preliminary and Final Plat – Public Hearing
1. A public hearing on a request by Jerry South, authorized representative for Perryman Hill, LLC, property owners, for preliminary and final approval of the Perryman Hill Plaza Plat No. 1 subdivision consisting of 5 lots accessed at the southwest corner of Veterans Parkway and Highway 280.
2. A public hearing on a request by Barrett Simpson, Inc., authorized representative for JD Real Properties, LLC, property owners, for preliminary and final plat approval for one lot at the northwest corner of Grand National Parkway & Highway 280.
D. Conditional Use – Public Hearing
3. A public hearing on a request by Jody Pate, authorized representative for Russell Herring, property owner, for a conditional use approval for an office of contractor without material and equipment yard in a C-3, GC-S zoning district at 601 South 7th Street.
4. A public hearing on a request by Yolanda Core, authorized representative for Sufia Sumi, LLC, property owners, for conditional use approval for a carry-out restaurant in a C-2, GC-S zoning district.
5. A public hearing on a request by Wade Weekley, authorized representative for PKG Holdings, LLC, property owners, for conditional use approval for the outside display of products for a gravestone monument sales business located in a C-3, GC-S zoning district at 181 Columbus Parkway.
6. A public hearing on a request by Bolt Engineering, Inc., authorized representative for SKPW 400, LLC, property owners, for conditional use approval for a Rich’s Car Wash business located in a C23, GC-P zoning district at the northwest corner of Frederick Road and Cunningham Drive.
E. Annexation and Rezoning – Public Hearing
7. An agenda item to consider an annexation recommendation to the City Council on a request by The Infinity Group LLC, David A. Gethers, managing members, property owners, to annex 46,680 square feet into the City limits accessed located at the 2700 block of Shelton Mill Road; a C-2 zoning district is requested.
8. A public hearing to consider a zoning recommendation to the City Council on a request by The Infinity Group LLC, David A. Gethers, managing members, property owners, to zone 46,680 square feet of annexed property into the City limits accessed at the 2700 block Shelton Mill Road to a C-2 (Office-Retail) zoning district.
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
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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CAROLYN C. CALLAHAN, DECEASED
CASE NO.: 2023-109
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Take Notice that Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to Luann C, McQueen on the 13th day of March,2023, by the Honorable Bill English, Judge of the Probate Court of Lee County, Alabama.
Notice is hereby given to 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.
J. TUTT BARRETT
P.O.BOX 231
Opelika, AL 36803-0231
Legal Run 03/16/2023, 03/23/2023 & 03/30/2023
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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF REBECCA WYNETTE MARBUT, DECEASED
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NUMBER 2023 – 112
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
TAKE NOTICE that Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to Sharon Lynette Craft, on the 13th day of March 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 the time allowed by law or the same will be barred.
Sharon Lynette Craft, Executrix
Legal Run 3/16/2023, 3/23/2023 & 3/30/2023
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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JULIA MAE FANNINING
A hearing will held on April 12, 2023 at 9 a.m. at the Lee County Justice Center, located at 2311 Gateway Drive, in Opelika, Alabama involving said estate.
To all heirs and those noticed below that you may attend said hearing but are not required to do so.
Mae Ella Presley
Marcus Calloway
Belinda Ligon
Dorothy Stringer
Hattie Parker
Bernice Gunn
Robert Carlton
Gloria Marbury
James Hughley
Henrietta Wright
Nathanel Gibson
Rosa Ann Menafee
Wayne Gibson
Henry Gibson
Larry Gibson
Carolyn Finley
Eugene Gibson
Alma McKenzie
Brenda Gibson Dumas
Wanda Faye McCowan
Hattie Mae Torbert
Jessie Mae Hixon
Marshall Thomas
Willie Thomas
Patricia Jones
Melvin Kirk
Calvin Kirk
Richard K. Kirk
Kelly Summer
Beretha Flakes
Vera Townsel
Catherine Kirk
Bemice Hall
Janice Jemison
Sharon Jones
Karen Simmons
Brenda Armand
Legal Run 03/16/2023,03/23/2023 & 03/30/2023
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
Case No.: CV-2023-900076.00
CLAUNCH WAYNE,
CLAUNCH MELISSA,
Plaintiffs,
V.
A PARCEL OF LAND IN LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA,
UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST, 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 28th day of February 2023 a Bill to Quiet Title was filed in the Circuit Court of Lee County, Alabama, regarding the following described real property:
Commencing at the Southwest comer of Section 21, Township 19 North, Range 27 East, Opelika, Lee County, Alabama; thence North 89°12′ East, a distance of 1320 feet; thence North 00°42′ West, a distance of 1969.6 feet to a found 5/8″ capped rebar, said point being the Point of Beginning of said parcel described herein: from this POINT OF BEGINNING, thence South 01°19’18” West, a distance of 68.65 feet to a found 1/211 solid iron pin; thence North 79°52’3611 West, a distance of 157.54 feet to a found 1/2″ open top pipe; thence North 02°35’23” East, a distance of248.23 feet to a set 1/2″ rebar by Precision Surveying (CA788) located in the Southern right of way of Old Columbus Road and the beginning of a curve; thence following the right of way for Old Columbus Road along said curve concave to the Southwest having a radius of 1764.39 feet and a chord which bears South 79°19’3511 East 149.90 feet, for an arc distance of 149.94 feet to a found 5/8″ capped rebar located in the Southern right of way for Old Columbus Road; thence leaving the Southern right of way for Old Columbus Road, South 00°35’3311 West, a distance of 179.28 feet a 5/8″ capped rebar and the Point of Beginning.
Said Parcel contains 0.87 acres, more or less, and is located in the Southwest corner of Section 21, Township 19 North, Range 27 East, Opelika, 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 14th day of March, 2023.
Mary Roberson Circuit Court Clerk, Lee County
Benjamin H. Parr
830 Avenue A, Suite A Opelika, Alabama 36801
Telephone Number: 334-749-6999
Fax: 334-203-1875
ben@benparrlaw.corn
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