Council to Vote on Property, Projects, and Proclamations
John Mullen • January 7, 2025
Public Hearings Planned for Housing and Development Proposals
Orange Beach, Ala. – (OBA) – During its Jan. 7 joint regular/work session, the Orange Beach City Council will consider the purchase of three parcels of property north and east of property the city already owns east of State Route 161 and south of Canal Road. The council will meet at 5 p.m. in council chambers at city hall.
The three parcels are located north of the Justice Center at the corner of Callaway Drive and Canal Road and are currently listed as owned by Cayman Grill LLC, according to Alabama Secretary of State business records. The organizer of the LLC is listed as Judy Wireman.
Orange Beach recently settled a lawsuit with October Investments with developer Larry Wireman listed as one of the owners of the company. Wireman wanted to take back parcels deeded to the city in its deal to develop Turquoise Place. The parcels were east of the towers on the beach and on the north side of the road from the towers fronting Cotton Bayou.
Wireman and the company agreed to swap land near the Orange Beach Middle/High School complex for the waterfront properties. See related story.
If the purchase of the Canal Road properties goes through, the city will own all parcels on the south side of Canal from the Circle K store to the PowerSouth electrical substation. East of the substation, the city owns four more parcels fronting Canal Road from just west of the roundabout to Waterfront Park.
During the regular session, the council will discuss:
- Approving payment of goods services and services for the city from Dec. 19 through Jan. 8 totaling $2.2 million.
- Declaring Jan. 9 as Joe Johnson Day honoring the occasion of his 100th birthday.
- Declaring January as Human Trafficking Awareness Month in the city of Orange Beach.
- Awarding the bid for a first responder safe room project grant writing services to EnCompass360 for $115,000. See related story.
- Authorizing an entry permit and license agreement to the Nature Conservancy for Robinson and Walker islands restoration work.
- An agreement with Coastal Wave Diagnostics for cardiovascular screenings for city employees.
- Authorizing an agreement with the county to use voting machines and personnel for municipal elections.
- Purchasing a mower for the Golf Center from Deere and Company for $49,949.
- Buying a Ford F350 Super Crew four-wheel-drive pickup with dual rear wheels for $65,124 for Public Works from Stivers Ford Lincoln.
- Purchasing a Kubota excavator from Parish Tractor for $126,708 for Public Works.
- Buying a Kubota front-mount mower from Parish Tractor Company for $110,254 for Public Works.
- Authorizing a contract with GeoCon Engineering and Materials Testing for “geotechnical analysis and construction materials testing services.” The council will also discuss a contract with GeoCon for inspections and construction material testing for $7,500.
- Purchasing a video surveillance system for the skeet and trap range from Security Technologies for $23,546.
- Buying three F150 Super Crew pickups with four-wheel drive and a Ford F350 Super Crew pickup with four-wheel drive and dual wheels on the rear from Stivers Ford Lincoln for the fire department.
- Authorizing a contract for law enforcement services “upon request” with Baldwin County for 2025.
- Executing a contract with McCollough Architecture for design services for a lifeguard building for $52,800.
- Authorizing the purchase of four F-150 Ford Supercrew four-wheel drive pickups for the police department from Stivers Ford for $204,168.
- A setback variance request by Vince Burchfield in Terry Cove for a new home that backs up to a wilderness area. There will be a public hearing on the request.
- An amendment to the Turquoise Place planned unit development to add a six-unit condo west of the current towers to add a six-unit condominium with a clubhouse and rooftop pool deck amenities. There will be a public hearing on the change.
- Roscoe Road Townhouses request for a planned unit development located on the west side of Roscoe Road on 38 acres about 700 feet north of the intersection with Roscoe and the Beach Express. Plans call for a 60-unit townhouse development in 10 buildings called Cypress Square. There will be a public hearing on the ordinance change.
During the work session, the council will discuss:
- Policies and fees for the Orange Beach Shooting Range.
- Appointing Larry Ramirez to the Library Board.
- Appropriating $10,000 to the Safe Harbor Coalition in 2025.
- Authorizing a development agreement with Wharf Landing for the Margaritaville resort planned on the north side of the Intracoastal Waterway at the former Bama Bayou property.
- Authorizing a franchise agreement with The Dumpster Guy Baldwin to remove commercial waste and transport construction and demolition debris in the city.
- Setting a public hearing for the Lost Bay development for a zone change by DR Horton to rezone 27.8 acres behind Posh Furniture, west of the Island Church and behind Brett Robinson laundry. The request is to change the Lost Bay planned unit development from a multi-family development with 82 units into a townhome subdivision with 82 lots. The public hearing is scheduled for Jan. 21.
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