By Hannah Lester
hlester@opelikaobserver.com
The City of Smiths Station approved a resolution for the expenditure of the Rebuild Alabama Act 2020-2021 during its Tuesday night council meeting.
“We will spend the money for roads as well as improving infrastructure,” said Smiths Station Mayor Bubba Copeland.
The resolution was unanimously approved.
Additionally, the council approved a resolution for the ABC Application for Transfer of Licenses for the Country Market, located at 2505 Co Rd 430.
The council did not approve a resolution for the ABC Application for Transfer of License for Matter of Taste, located at 2368 Lee Road 430.
“After carefully reviewing the application, I feel strongly that we need businesses in our city, but we also need businesses that represent our city as well as people that represent our city as well, too,” said Morris Jackson, place 2 council-member. “And I’m not saying that this right here won’t do that, I’m just saying, I’m looking at the applicant’s past, okay? That’s the only thing that I have to go on.”
The vote was one to five.
“In any situation that we face, you vote your conscience,” Copeland said. “You’re an independent person that represents your people.”
The council passed an ordinance for a zoning amendment for short term accommodations rental. Additionally, the council passed a business license ordinance amendment for short term accommodations rental.
Before the ordinances were passed, Copeland reworded the official wording in both, however.
“A short term rental is an occupied property that is not a hotel, motel, lodging house or bed and breakfast establishment where at least one room or unit is rented out by an operator through the use of advanced reservations,” said Scott Johnston, city clerk, reading from the amended official ordinance wording in both.
The City of Smiths Station City Council is held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 6 p.m. E.S.T at the council chambers (which are located at 2336 Lee Road 430.) A works session is held before council at 5:30 p.m. E.S.T.