Foley, Ala. – (OBA) – A new look could be coming for Miflin Road from State Route 59 east to Juniper Street. The city council will consider a plan for access improvement as well as a median along the roadway. Grass and curbs are planned for the median in the project. It also includes work on driveways along Miflin Road.

The council will meet in a joint regular/work session on Sept. 2 at 4 p.m. in council chambers at city hall.

“(The) project consists of removing the existing asphalt median lane along Miflin Road from AL-59 to Juniper Street for Phase 1 and returning with a grass median, median lighting and concrete curbing along the median edge,” a memo attached to the meeting agenda states.

During the joint session, the council will also discuss:

• Declaring weeds at 607 E. Orange Ave., and 12493 John Arthur Drive as a public nuisance and ordering them both cleaned up. Resolutions will also be considered to allow city personnel to enter these properties for the cleanup.
• Adopting ordinance amendments. The agenda gave no further details.
• Accepting the oath of office for Police Chief Kevin Carnley and the oath of office for Public Safety Director Thurston Bullock.
• A presentation by staff. No further details were provided in the agenda.
• Main Street Alabama state awards presentation. No further details were provided in the agenda.
• EPIC South Baldwin presentation on the student entrepreneur program. No further details were provided in the agenda.
• The first reading and introduction of an ordinance accepting rights-of-way and infrastructure improvements of phases one through three of Quail Landing for city maintenance.
• The second reading of an ordinance accepting rights-of-way and infrastructure improvements in Glenlakes phases 3A, 3B, and 3C for city maintenance.
• Accepting a grant of $4 million from NOAA for the acquisition of coastal pine savanna and tidal marsh habitat on Wolf Bay.
•  Adopting the fiscal year 2026 budget including approving the pay classification plan and pending façade grant.
• Purchasing a commercial freezer and refrigerator for the police department for $11,301 and declaring the old equipment as surplus. 
• Approving a change order with Ammons and Blackmon for $71,113 for two grinder pumps on the east side of Juniper Street. The total cost of the project is about $375,000.
• Approving four applications for grants at the airport including an airport improvement grant from the Alabama Department of Transportation to help fund a 10-unit T-hangar. The grant will cover one-third of the $1.3 million project and the city will have to match $849,026. The second application is for an FAA and ALDOT grant to construct access taxi lanes for $526,430, with the FAA portion being $500,106 and the city and state each contributing $13,161. A third application is also be an FAA/ALDOT grant for the reimbursement for the construction of an eight-unit hangar, with the federal amount being $137,000 and the city and state each contributing $3,605. The last of the grants, also from FAA and ALDOT, will be for drainage improvements at the airport. The FFA’s portion will be $252,795, with the city contributing $6,653 and the state $6,652.
• Declaring a 2006 Dodge Caravan in the IT Department as surplus and ordering its disposal.
• Authorizing the mayor to enter a contract with AltaPointe Health for mental health screening and intervention for the police department.
• Purchasing a ballfield painter for the Parks and Recreation Department to replace the current painter which has broken down. According to Jeff Lee of Parks and Recreation, it is the painter used to paint numbers and logos on the football field and a new one is needed immediately.
• Authorizing the transfer of funds from multiple departments to the Street Department to help balance the budget. The $200,000 will be used for sidewalk maintenance and signs and street markers.
• Declaring a vehicle in the Engineering Department as surplus.
• Purchasing battery-powered hydraulic rescue tools for the fire department for $40,164. Initially, $35,000 was budgeted but price increases caused the cost to increase.
• Buying a replacement fingerprint machine for $27,050 for the municipal court.
• Approving matching funds for the SEEDS grant application or Alabama's Site Evaluation and Economic Development Strategy (SEEDS) program. No further details were provided in the agenda.
• Okaying a memorandum with the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office for resource officers in schools in Foley.
• A request from the fire department to use opioid lawsuit money to increase funding and service for two Lucas device chest compression machines for the fire department. Opioid money was use for the purchase but covered maintenance for only one of the devices. The extra coverage adds $7,561 to the cost.
• Approving an application for an Alabama Department of Economy and Community Affairs trails grant. Amounts available are $200,000 for nonmotorized single-use trails, $400,000 for nonmotorized diverse-use trails and $524,937 for motorized trails. The agenda didn’t state which grant the city would apply for.