IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM D. WILLIAMSON , DECEASED.
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF
LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
Case No: 2021-651
Letters Testamentary on the estate of said decedent having been granted to the undersigned on the 19th day of November, 2021, 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.
KATI T. WILLIAMSON
Personal Representative
Robert H. Pettey
Samford & Denson, LLP
P.O. Box 2345
Opelika, AL 36801
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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
IN RE: ESTATE OF MARY HARRIS THREAT, DECEASED
ESTATE NO. 2021-654
PETITION TO PROBATE WILL NOTICE
Letters of Testamentary for the Estate of MARY HARRIS THREAT, deceased, having been granted to CECIL THOMAS THREAT, JR., on the day of November 2021, 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.
s/Raymond L. Jackson, Jr./
Raymond L. Jackson, Jr.
Attorney for CECIL THOMAS THREAT, JR.
Executor of the Estate of MARY HARRIS THREAT
Attorney for Personal Representative:
Raymond L. Jackson, Jr.
Attorney at Law
145 E. Magnolia Ave.
Ste. 110
Auburn, AL 36830
(334) 991-3143
FAX: (877) 730-3354
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IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ARMETTA C. JOHNSON, Deceased
Case no.: 2021-628 NOTICE
TO CREDITORS
Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to Zephaniah Allen, Personal Representative on the 3rd day of December, 2021, 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.
Zephaniah Allen
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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JERRY DOZIER, DECEASED
PROBATE CASE NO. 2021-416
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR
Letters of Administration of said deceased having been granted to Mildred E. Dozier, Administrator, on the 30th day of November, 2O21, by the Honorable Bill English, Judge of Probate of Lee County, Alabama, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all persons having claims against said estate are required to present same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred.
s/Mildred E. Dozier
Mildred E. Dozier, Administrator
Attorney for Administrator: RAYMOND L. JACKSON, JR.
Attorney at Law PO Box 1893
Opelika, Alabama 36803-1893
334-991-3143
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA JUVENILE DIVISION
B.M.L.P. a minor child (DOB: 05/08/2006), Case No. JU 2020-245.02
A.P.P. a minor child (DOB: 09/14/2015), Case No. JU 2020-247.02
NOTICE OF PETITION & SERVICE BY PUBLICATION
NOTICE TO: Any unknown father of B. M. L. P. a minor child, born at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, Lee County, Alabama on 05//08/2006 to Reyna Perez Godinez and A. P. P. a minor child, born at the East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, Lee County, Alabama on 09/14/2015 to Reyna Perez Godinez. The legal Custody of B. M. L. P. and A. P. P. was vested in the Lee County Department of Human Resources on September 30, 2020. Any unknown father must answer the Petition for Termination of Parental Rights and the Amended Petition for Termination of Parental Rights of Reyna Perez Godinez and any unknown father filed in each of these cases in the Juvenile Court of Lee County, Alabama within fourteen (14) days from the last date of Publication of this notice with the Clerk of Court located at the Lee County Justice Center, 2311 Gateway Drive, Opelika, AL 36801, or thereafter, a final judgment may be entered in Case JU 2020-245.02 and JU 2020-247.02 terminating their respective parental rights and placing the children for adoption.
Mary Roberson, CIRCUIT CLERK
Hon. Harold S. Patrick Attorney for Lee County DHR 2108-D Gateway Drive Opelika, AL 36801
(334) 741-0809
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In The Probate Court Of Lee County Alabama
In Re: The Estate Of: Geraldine Roberts James; a/k/a Geraldine James, Deceased
TAKE NOTICE that Letters Testamentary having been granted to: Jeannie Geraldine Sharp and Sandra Carol Morris, as Co-Executrixes of the Estate of: Geraldine Roberts James;a/k/a Geraldine James, Deceased, on the 30th day of November, 2021, by the Honorable Bill English.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all persons having claims against the said Estate are hereby required to present the same with in the time allowed by law of the same will be barred.
Jeannie Geraldine Sharp, Co-Executrix
Sandra Carol Morris, Co-Executrix
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THE MATTER OF JAIRON ROBIN FUENTES BAUTISTA
CASE No.: 2021-629
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
ADOPTION PETITION
PUBLICATION NOTICE
TO: OSLYNK MOISES RAMOS DIAZ, address unknown
Please take notice that a petition for adoption was filed in the Probate Court of Lee County, Alabama by Jairon Robin Fuentes Bautista on November 4, 2021, for the adoption of O.D.D.R., born on April 9, 2007, in Mount Pleasant, Texas to Brenda Iveth Lopez and Oslynk Moises Ramos Diaz.
A hearing has been set for the 16th day of February 2022 at 2 0’clock pm Central time in the Probate Court, Lee County Courthouse, 215 South 9th Street, Opelika, AL 36801. Should you intend to contest this adoption you must file a written response with the attorney for the petitioner, Hon. Ben C. Hand Jr., 1 14 North 8th Street, Opelika, AL 36801 and with the Clerk of the Probate Court of Lee County, Alabama, as soon as possible but no later than thirty (30) days from the last day this notice is published or appear on the date of the hearing as set above to contest said Petition.
Dated on this the 23 1d day of November 2021.
HON. BILL ENGLISH JUDGE OF PROBATE LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
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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, January 18, 2022, at 7:00 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
(LAUREL LAKES 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) Flat Iron Farms, LLC (“Flat Iron”) is the owner of record of that certain property consisting of approximately 160.2 acres located along North Uniroyal Road and Ridge Road
(b) Flat Iron heretofore submitted to the City a development plan for a planned unit development (“PUD”) entitled “Laurel Lakes PUD”, consisting of approximately 160.2 acres.
(c) The proposed development consists of approximately 373 single-family home lots and three lots (37.4 acres total) that are reserved for stormwater detention/open space. The development will be accessed from North Uniroyal Road and Ridge Road by new streets. The proposed density is 2.35 dwelling units per acre.
(d) 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-2 District (Low-Density Residential District) to a Planned Unit Development (PUD) on the official zoning map of the City.
A tract or parcel of land containing 160.24 acres in Sections 3 and 10, Township 17 North, Range 27 East, Opelika, Lee County, Alabama and being more particularly described as follows: Commence at the northeast corner of the southwest ¼ of said Section 10; thence S89°20’29”W 435.00 feet; thence S00°39’31”E 570.00 feet; thence S00°20’29”W 395.00 feet to the point of beginning; thence S89°23’03”W 1773.49 feet to the east right-of-way limit of North Uniroyal Road; thence continue along said right-of-way along a curve to the left having a radius of 3426.12 feet, an arc length of 611.06 feet and a chord bearing and distance of N04°50’51”E 640.25 feet; thence N00°15’43”W 1363.75 feet; thence N00°15’43”W 466.60 feet to the south right-of-way limit of Ridge Road; thence continue along said right-of-way N60°25’23”E 92.20 feet; thence S61°42’47”E 1300.94 feet; thence S60°44’49”E 527.11 feet; thence S67°34’33”E 201.19 feet; thence leaving said right-of-way S31°20’44”E 112.78 feet; thence S45°47’47”E 259.62 feet; thence S51°46’58”E 599.89 feet; thence S01°37’18”E 541.72 feet; thence S18°54’03”E 2219.81 feet; thence S86°40’38”W 1599.15 feet; thence N00°08’18”E 1868.75 feet to the point of beginning.
The above-described property, containing approximately 160.2 acres, is located along North Uniroyal Road and Ridge 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.
END
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 December, 2021.
/s/ Russell A. Jones
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF OPELIKA, ALABAMA
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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, December 21, 2021 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:
A. Approval of Minutes
B. Update on Previous PC Cases
C. Preliminary Plat and Conditional Use – Public Hearing
1. A public hearing on a request by Arthur R. Nettles, authorized representative for Vic Patel, property owner, for preliminary plat approval of Opelika Marketplace subdivision consisting of 4 lots accessed from Parker Way.
2. A public hearing on a request by Vic Patel/John Guglielmi, authorized representative for Vic Patel/AU Hospitality, property owner, for conditional use approval for an indoor baseball and softball facility accessed from Parker Way.
D. Rezoning and Plat (Preliminary Only) – Public Hearing
3. A public hearing to consider a recommendation to the City Council on a request by Brandon Hays, Hartbrook Development LLC, authorized representative for Mary Goggans, property owner, to rezone 17.9 acres accessed from Arlee Avenue and Crawford Road from a R-3 zone to a PUD (Planned Unit Development) zoning district.
4. A public hearing on a request by Brandon Hays, Hartbrook Development LLC, authorized representative for Mary Goggans, property owner, for preliminary plat approval of Knollwood subdivision consisting of 47 lots accessed from Crawford Road.
E. Preliminary and Final Plat – Public Hearing
5. A request by Blake Rice, authorized representative for BC Stone Contracting LLC, property owner, for preliminary and final plat approval of the Camelot Townhomes, Phase 2 subdivision consisting of 7 lots accessed from Merlin Street.
F. Final Plat
6. A request by Mark D. Strozier, authorized representative for Edgar Hughston Builder, Inc., property owner, for final plat approval of Drakes Landing Phase 1 subdivision consisting of 65 lots accessed at 2015 South Uniroyal Road.
7. A request by Jerry Howard/Clayton Properties Group, Inc., authorized representative for Clayton Properties Group, Inc., property owner, for final plat approval of Legacy Village Townhomes Phase 1, subdivision consisting of 7 lots accessed from Century Boulevard.
G. Conditional Use – Public Hearing
8. A public hearing on a request by Bob Holley, authorized representative for Douglas Knight, property
owner, for conditional use approval for a utility trailer & small equipment rental & sales business (outside storage in C-3) in the C-3 zoning district at 101 North 11th Street.
H. Annexation and Rezoning – Public Hearing
9. An agenda item to consider a recommendation to the City Council on a request by Opelika
Investments Properties, LLC, property owners, to annex 12.6 acres into the City limits accessed at the 2800 /2900 block of Sellers Drive. A R/E (retail/entertainment) zoning district is requested.
10. A public hearing to consider a recommendation to the City Council on a request by Patrick C. Davidson, authorized representative for Opelika Investment Properties, LLC, property owner, to rezone 12.6 acres accessed from R-1 zone to a R/E (Retail /Entertainment) zoning district accessed from 2800 /2900 block of Sellers Drive.
I. Vacation
11. The following additional agenda item is included for review at the December 21st Planning Commission meeting:
A petition from Manish Desai, representative for HARA, LLC, property owner, at 510 Geneva Street and adjacent to the subject Geneva Street right of way to be vacated is requesting the City Council to vacate about 5,500 square feet of the Geneva Street right-of-way located adjacent to the petitioner’s south property line and west of the Geneva Street cul-de-sac. The Planning Commission provides a recommendation to City Council.
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 FOR LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
IN RE: The Estate of R.C. Cannon, Deceased
Case No. 2021-688
NOTICE OF HEARING
TO: Randall Bullard, address unknown and any unknown heirs of R.C. Cannon
Notice is hereby given that a Petition for Probate of Will for the Estate of R.C. Cannon. A hearing has been set for the 24th day of January 2022 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 for Probate of Will of R.C. Cannon.
Bill English
Judge of Probate of Lee County, Alabama
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NOTICE
Janeth Hernandez-Cruz, whose whereabouts are unknown, must answer Oscar Severo’s Complaint and Summons. Said Answer must be filed on or before February 06, 2022 or thereafter a judgment of default may be entered against her in Case No: DR202 l-900374.00 in the Circuit Court of Lee County, Alabama.
Done this 8th day of December, 2022.
MARY B. ROBERSON
CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT
Lee County, Alabama
OF COUNSEL:
Ben C. Hand
114 North 8th Street Opelika, AL 36801
334-741-4077
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
SEVERO OSCAR,
Plaintiff,
V.
HERNANDEZ-CRUZ JANETH,
Defendant.Case No.:
DR-2021-900374.00
ORDER ALLOWING SERVICE BY PUBLICATION
The MOTION TO SERVE BY PUBLICATION filed by SEVERO OSCAR is hereby GRANTED. The Plaintiff is granted leave to serve the Defendant by publication in accord with Rule 4 of the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure.
DONE this 18th day of November, 2021.
/s/ STEVEN T. SPEAKMAN
CIRCUIT JUDGE
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
ESTATE OF MARDREVIOUS TREAVON RODGERS, deceased
PROBATE COURT LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
CASE NO.: 2021-585
NOTICE TO CREDITOR
Take Notice that LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION of said deceased having been granted to Michelle Collins on the 16th day of November, 2021, by 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.
Michelle Collins
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STATE OF ALABAMA CASE NO 2021-684
LEE COUNTY PROBATE COURT
ESTATE OF JULIA VARNER HULING, DECEASED
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
Letters Testamentary of said Julia Varner Huling, deceased, having been granted to Sam Robert Huling, III this 10th day of December 2021, by the Honorable 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 the law or the same will be barred.
Sam Robert Huling, III, Personal Representative
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THE MATTER OF JAIRON ROBIN FUENTES BAUTISTA
CASE No.: 2021-629
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
ADOPTION PETITION
PUBLICATION NOTICE
TO: OSLYNK MOISES RAMOS DIAZ, address unknown
Please take notice that a petition for adoption was filed in the Probate Court of Lee County, Alabama by Jairon Robin Fuentes Bautista on November 4, 2021, for the adoption of O.D.D.R., born on April 9, 2007, in Mount Pleasant, Texas to Brenda Iveth Lopez and Oslynk Moises Ramos Diaz.
A hearing has been set for the 16th day of February 2022 at 2 0’clock pm Central time in the Probate Court, Lee County Courthouse, 215 South 9th Street, Opelika, AL 36801. Should you intend to contest this adoption you must file a written response with the attorney for the petitioner, Hon. Ben C. Hand Jr., 1 14 North 8th Street, Opelika, AL 36801 and with the Clerk of the Probate Court of Lee County, Alabama, as soon as possible but no later than thirty (30) days from the last day this notice is published or appear on the date of the hearing as set above to contest said Petition.
Dated on this the 23 1d day of November 2021.
HON. BILL ENGLISH JUDGE OF PROBATE LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA
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