By William C. Singleton IIIJournal contributorHoover police detectives will soon be getting new offices in a new location.The City Council recently approved spending $710,700 to renovate nearly 10,000 square feet at the Hoover Public Safety Center so 24 detectives can get new offices.The city selected Battle Miller Construction Corp. to perform the … [Read more...]
CVS/Pharmacy Parking Plan Approved by Council
By William C. Singleton IIIJournal contributorPlans are moving forward to not only bring a new CVS/ Pharmacy to Mountain Brook but a new Piggly Wiggly, too.The Mountain Brook City Council recently approved a shared parking agreement with the landowners of the former Piggly Wiggly site at 93 Euclid Ave. CVS/Pharmacy plans to build a new store in the site Piggly … [Read more...]
Homewood: City’s Credit Rating Improves
By William C. Singleton IIIJournal contributorThe city of Homewood got a bump up in its credit rating by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service.The city moved from AA to AA+, according to the rating service. The rating service grades the city’s general obligation warrants, with a higher rating carrying a more favorable rate in the financial market. AAA is the highest … [Read more...]
State Reports Clears Concerns about Hoover City Schools Work Environment
By William C. Singleton IIIJournal contributorA State Department of Education report appears to vindicate the Hoover School System regarding complaints about low employee morale and a poor work environment.Hoover Board President Paulette Pearson earlier this year asked the State Department to conduct an independent investigation into “persistent, often anonymous … [Read more...]
Work on New Mountain Brook Park Could Begin in May
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorA project to give Mountain Brook residents a new place to play will move one step closer to fruition by the end of the week, officials said.The first phase of Cahaba River Park off Overton Road and River Run Road will bid out sometime this week, said Joel Eliason of Nimrod Long and Associates, the firm heading up the … [Read more...]