IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF  MARY SUE CRAIG, DECEASED.

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA

Case No: 2022-225

Letters Testamentary on the estate of said decedent having been granted to the undersigned on the 21st day of April, 2022, 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.

ROBERT C. CRAIG

Personal Representative

Robert H. Pettey

Samford & Denson, LLP

P.O. Box 2345

Opelika, AL 36803-2345

Legal Run 4/28/22, 5/5/22 & 5/12/22

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In the Matter of the Estate of Arowneter Grant, Deceased

Case No 2021-734

NOTICE OF APPOINTMETN OF ADMINISTRATOR AND NOITCE TO FILE CLAIMS

Letters of Adminstration of the Estate of Arowneter Grant, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned, Everna Moss, on the 19th day of April, 2022, by the Honorable Bill English, Judge of Probate of said County, 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/ Enverna Moss

Enverna Moss, Administrator
Legal Run 4/28/22, 5/5/22 & 5/12/22

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INVITATION TO BID

22019

Sealed bids for the construction of the Sewer Line Extension to Serve Andrews Road shall be received at the Opelika City Hall 2nd Floor Conference Room, 204 South Seventh Street, Opelika, Alabama, until 2:00 pm local time on Monday, June 6, 2022, 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.

Work to be done: The work to be completed for the Sewer Line Extension to Serve Andrews Road is described generally as follows:

This project consists of approximately 3400 LF of 8” PVC gravity sewer main construction and associated work, including (but not limited to) approximately 100 LF of jack and bore installation, erosion control, traffic control, and other miscellaneous items for a complete and functional project.

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.

Copies of Bidding Documents may be obtained from ESG Engineering – contact Margaret Hildebrand at mhildebrand@esgengineering.com or from the City of Opelika website https://www.opelika-al.gov/Bids.aspx. Digital documents will be provided at no charge and hard copies will be provided upon payment of $200.

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.

  Bidders are advised that is their responsibility to check the City of Opelika website https://www.opelika-  al.gov/Bids.aspx regularly to see if any addenda have been issued and to verify that all addenda have been received prior to submission of the bid.  Failure to notate receipt of any such addenda on the proposal form may cause the contractor to be disqualified.

A Bid Bond in the amount of five (5) percent of the bid amount (not exceeding $10,000) 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: Sewer Line Extension to Serve Andrews Road

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 5/12/22, 5/19/22 & 5/26/22

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Notice of auction of abandoned vehicles.  BEST 4 LESS will be auctioning off The below mentioned vehicles on JUNE 8, 2022. This Auction will be held at 2509 LAFAYETTE PARKWAY, OPELIKA, ALABAMA, 36801 at 10:00 a.m. If you have any questions in regards to either of the vehicles please give call at 334-705-0000.

1J4G258S8XC683080 – 1999 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE

1GKEC13Z03J276663 – 2003 GMC YUKON

Legal Run 05/12/22 & 05/19/22   

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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:

1412 Opelika Rd, Auburn, AL 36830 Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 10:00AM

 Unit   W381

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.

Legal Run 05/12/2022

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NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property under The Self Service Storage Act.  The undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on Thursday the 26th day of May, 2022 at 10:00 AM on Lockerfox.com.  Said  property is iStorage, 3806 Pepperell Parkway, Opelika, AL, 36801 Jill Marshall-Smith 18 TVs, Furniture, lamps, household goods.  Tyson , Tykia 96 Misc Household goods.  Purchases must be paid for at the time of purchase by cash only.  All purchased items are sold as is, where is, and must be removed within 48 hours of the sale.  Sale is subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between owner and obligated party.

Legal Run 05/12/2022

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NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property under The Self Service Storage Act.  The undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on Thursday the 26th day of May, 2022 at 10:00 AM on Lockerfox.com.  Said  property is iStorage, 501 North 26th St, Opelika, AL, 36801 Aaliyah Bolware 3129 mirror bed frame boxes misc household goods.  Connie Cook 2085 clothing shoes mixer school supplies shelving.  Nellon, Alisha 2103 Couch, Bed Frame, Headboard, Dresser.  McCullough, ShaNeal 2073 clothes, purse,boxes,bags, misc items.  Purchases must be paid for at the time of purchase by cash only.  All purchased items are sold as is, where is, and must be removed within 48 hours of the sale.  Sale is subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between owner and obligated party.

Legal Run 05/12/2022

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CITY OF OPELIKA

SYNOPSIS OF ZONING NOTICE ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS

The City Council of the City of Opelika (the “City Council”) will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. in the Courtroom of the Opelika Municipal Court Building, 300 Martin Luther King Boulevard, Opelika, Lee County, Alabama, to consider an ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 124-91 entitled “Zoning Ordinance of the City of Opelika” adopted on September 17, 1991, in the following respects:

(a) That Section 7.3C (“Uses”) of the Zoning Ordinance shall be amended to provide that a duplex is a conditional use in the R-4 and R-4M Districts.

(b)  That Section 7.3C (“Uses”) of the Zoning Ordinance shall be amended to provide that mausoleums, columbariums and crematoriums are conditional uses only in the GC-P and GC-S overlay districts. They are prohibited in the GC-P or GC-S districts as a primary use but may be accessory to another use as provided in footnotes 7, 8 and 9 at the end of the matrix table.

Public Notice of this public hearing with insertion of the proposed ordinance was first published on May 5, 2022, in the Opelika Observer.  This notice is given pursuant to Sections 11-52-77 and 11-52-78 Code of Alabama (1975).

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 Ordinance. Written comments concerning the above matter may be mailed to the City Clerk at 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 the public hearing.

Please contact Brian Weiss, the City’s ADA Contact Person, at 334-705-5134 at least two (2) working days prior to the public hearing if you require special accommodations due to a disability.

THIS NOTICE is given under my hand this the 12th day of May, 2022.

/s/ Russell A. Jones, CMC

CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF OPELIKA, ALABAMA

Legal Run 05/12/2022

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CITY OF OPELIKA

SYNOPSIS OF ZONING NOTICE ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS

The City Council of the City of Opelika (the “City Council”) will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. in the Courtroom of the Opelika Municipal Court Building, 300 Martin Luther King Boulevard, Opelika, Lee County, Alabama, to consider an ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 124-91 entitled “Zoning Ordinance of the City of Opelika” adopted on September 17, 1991, in the following respects:

(a) That Section 7.1A (“Area Requirements”) of the Zoning Ordinance shall be amended to provide that the maximum number of dwelling units per acre in the C-1 District is 28.

(b) Subsections C and D of Section 7.7 of the Zoning Ordinance shall be amended to provide revised development and design standards for buildings and structures located in the C-1 District.

Public Notice of this public hearing with insertion of the proposed ordinance was first published on May 5, 2022, in the Opelika Observer.  This notice is given pursuant to Sections 11-52-77 and 11-52-78 Code of Alabama (1975).

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 Ordinance. Written comments concerning the above matter may be mailed to the City Clerk at 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 the public hearing.

Please contact Brian Weiss, the City’s ADA Contact Person, at 334-705-5134 at least two (2) working days prior to the public hearing if you require special accommodations due to a disability.

THIS NOTICE is given under my hand this the 12th day of May, 2022.

/s/ Russell A. Jones, CMC

CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF OPELIKA, ALABAMA

Legal Run 05/12/2022 

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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, May 24, 2022 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:

Some items at this meeting will have a designated public hearing (noted

below). Individuals are limited to one 5-minute comment period per public hearing.

Approval of Minutes

Update on Previous Planning Commission Cases

IV. New Business

A.    Plat (Preliminary and Final) – Public Hearing

A public hearing on a request by Blake Rice, Barrett-Simpson, Inc., authorized representative for BC Stone Contracting, LLC, property owner, for preliminary and final plat approval of the Camelot Townhomes Phase 3 subdivision consisting of 8 lots accessed from Merlin Street.

A public hearing on a request by Jim Masingill, authorized representative for Broad Metro, LLC and Quik Trip Corporation, property owners, for preliminary and final plat approval of the QuikTrip Store #7172 subdivision consisting of 4 lots accessed at 3001 Gateway Drive.      

 B. Final Plat

A request by Mark Strozier, authorized representative for Wyndham Gateway LLC, property owner for final plat approval of Wyndham Village Phase 2 Section 1 subdivision consisting of 54 lots accessed at Wymond Drive. 

C.   Conditional Use – Public Hearing

A public hearing on a request by David Slocum, Pinnacle Design Group, I., authorized representative for Mark and Loretta Ackerman, property owners, for conditional use approval for a commercial office and warehouse building with outside equipment storage in the C-3 zoning district accessed at 1405 Shannon Court.

A public hearing on a request by Bruce Adams, authorized representative for Earlon McWhorter (280 and Company LLC), property owner, for conditional use approval for a new church (Church of the Highlands) in the R-3, GC-P zoning district accessed at 1451 Andrews Road.    

A public hearing on a request by Dustin E. Nelms, authorized representative for Hayley Investments LLC, property owner, for conditional use approval for a Holistic Wellness Center in the M-1 zoning district at 410 Simmons Street.     

V.    Old Business

F.     Final Plat

A request by Doug Ransom, authorized representative for DRB Group Alabama, LLC property owner, for final plat approval of the Village at Waterford Phase 4 subdivision consisting of 202 lots accessed from Arlee Avenue, Lismore Drive, and Heathcote Drive. (This item was tabled at the April 26th PC meeting.)

G.   Conditional Use – Public Hearing

A public hearing on a request by Blake Rice, authorized representative for Brookhaven Property Group, LLC, property owners, for conditional use approval to add 36 apartment units to Pinehurst Apartments in the R-4 zoning district accessed at 1500 Pinehurst Drive (700 block West Point Parkway). (This item was tabled at the February 22nd PC meeting at the applicant’s request.)

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 Run 05/12/2022

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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA

In the Matter of Adrain G. Parker- an alleged incapacitated person

NOTICE OF HEARING:

TO: Any relative or interested party: Lee County DHR has filed a Petition to appoint a Legal Guardian for the person of Adrain G. Parker. A hearing has been set for the 9th day of June, 2022, at 11:00 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 this matter.

Bill English, Lee County Probate Judge

Margaret A. Mayfield

Attorney for Lee County DHR

Post Office Box 809

Opelika, AL 36803

334-745-0333

Legal Run 5/12/22, 5/19/22 & 5/26/22

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INVITATION TO BID

22018

Sealed bids for the construction of the

Floral Park Drainage and Turf Fields 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 on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, 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.  A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at the Opelika Public Works facility at 700 Fox Trail on Monday, May 16th at 8:00 am.  All prospective bidders must attend.

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, Ope¬li¬ka, Alabama, 36803-0390. Attn: Floral Park Drainage and Turf Fields

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 05/12/22, 05/19/22 & 05/26/22

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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JULIA MAE FANNING, DECEASED

CASE NO.: 2022-159

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Letters of Administration of said deceased having been granted to Benjamin H. Parr, Personal Representative on the 10th day of May 2022 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.

Benjamin H. Parr

Legal Run 05/12/22, 05/19/22 & 05/26/22

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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA

In the Matter of the Estate of Dorothy Draughn Elam, Deceased

Case No. 2022-184

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR AND NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS

Letters Testamentary on the Estate of Dorothy Draughn Elam, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 29th day of April, 2022, by the Honorable Bill English, Judge of the Probate Court of said County, 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.

David Lynn Elam, Jr., Executor

Legal Run 5/5/22, 5/12/22 & 5/19/22

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IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT CLYDE WELDON, deceased

CASE NO.: 2022-241

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to Jennifer Coker, Personal Representative on the 28th day of April, 2022, 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.

Jennifer Coker

Legal Run 5/12/22, 5/19/22 & 5/26/22