Foley, Ala. – (OBA) – Foley is moving forward with the first step in a plan to improve traffic and the roadway between State Route 59 and South Juniper Street on Miflin Road. The city is looking at hiring Baskerville-Donovan to design and inspect the project for $81,793. The firm's work will include a public involvement meeting as well as meeting with properties.

The city council will consider the bid at a regular/work session on Oct. 6 at 4 p.m. in council chambers at city hall.

“There is a history of crashes between Highway 59 and Juniper Street that can be negated with proper access management,” a memo from City Engineer Chad Christian states.

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During the joint regular/work session, the council will also discuss:

• Declaring weeds at 1810 S. Cedar Street as a public nuisance and ordering its cleanup. The council will also consider a resolution to allow city employees to enter the property for the cleanup.
• Administering the oath of office to newly elected councilman Roderick Burkle. The council will also consider a resolution appointing Burkle to Council District 3 council seat.
• Proclaiming October, 2025, as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Foley.
• Subdivision regulations. The only information on this item was the 91-page subdivision regulation handbook. The council will also set a public hearing on the changes.
• An introduction and first reading of an ordinance accepting public rights of way and infrastructure improvements in Ledgewick Subdivision phases one, two-b and three for city maintenance.
• An introduction and first reading of an ordinance setting a maximum axle limit for Park Avenue between South Hickory Street and South Pine Street. The council will also set a public hearing date on the ordinance.
• An introduction and first reading of an ordinance declaring real estate owned by the city as surplus and authorizing its sale to Baldwin Industrial Storage. The three-acre parcel is located on the east side of the Foley Beach Express in the Foley Industrial Park. The sale price is $50,000, according to the agenda.
• An ordinance amending the zoning code to regulate mining and quarrying operations. The council will also set a public hearing date on the ordinance.
• Declaring a parcel owned by the city as surplus and authorizing its sale to Brabner & Hollon for property also in the Foley Industrial Park. According to the meeting agenda, the company plans to spend $1 million for improvements after paying the city $50,000 for the property.
• Declaring a parcel owned by the city as surplus and authorizing its sale to A-1 Insulating.
• Changes to the city’s zoning ordinance. The changes weren’t mentioned in the agenda but the planning commission gave a unanimous vote to recommend the changes.
• An ordinance “reaffirming the personnel system policy with regard to appointed city officials. No other details were provided in the agenda.
• Accepting streets and infrastructure in the Marlin Place subdivision.
• Waiving fees for the Lions Club Le Tour De Foley bike ride at the old Foley Sports Complex on Nov. 15.
• Authorizing the purchase of property from the Gatlin family at 127 E. Violet Ave. east of Gatlin Lumber and north of Heritage Park for $1.5 million.
• Buying a new sidewinder garbage truck for $415,665.
• Buying a Peterbilt knuckleboom loader for the Sanitation Department for $234,634.
• A special events liquor license for the Tacos and Tequila Festival at Heritage Park on Nov. 8-9.
• Approving the purchase of a 2026 Kenworth heavy haul lowboy for the Street Department for $312,448.
• A change order in the contract for Ammons and Blackmon for the new Public Works campus increasing the cost by $19,343 for utility work and concrete upgrades. The new campus is located at the southeast corner of North Poplar Street and East Section Avenue.
• Approving $440,000 for improvements to the lighting at Aaronville Park adding LED lights to the baseball field and two basketball courts that have no lighting.
• Accepting a grant of $2,600 from the Alabama Tourism Department to be used for events in the Nature Parks Department.
• A resolution authorizing the repurchase of land by the city from Baldwin Cold Logistics after the company plan to build a facility in the industrial park fell through.
• Accepting an Alabama Department of Transportation grant of $303,755 and a bid by Ameriseal of Ohio for an apron maintenance project at the Foley airport. The city’s portion of the $403,755 project is $100,000.
•  Approving the donation of surplus uniform gear to another police department.
• Amending the façade improvement incentive grant program to include the whole downtown overlay district and not just the Main Street district.
• Approving the bid for Chicago Street improvements from U.S. 98 to Orange Avenue in a $500,000 project. Jade Consulting provided the design and bid speculations.
• Applying for and Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program for improvements in the Miflin Road and State Route 161 intersection or the Foley Beach Express. No dollar amount was listed in the agenda.
• Approving a proposal from Goodwyn, Mills & Cawood for the Mills Park improvement project to do the site prep work for new playground equipment and other improvements in phase one for $250,000.
• Approving a change order on the project to renovate the city hall conference room adding $10,000 to the now $130,000 project.
• Waiving fees for the use of Heritage Park for Nicole Rye with American Legacy to celebrate Charlie Kirk’s birthday on Oct. 14.
• Appointing Barbara Ingram to the Industrial Development Board.
• Buying a 2025 Ford Explorer for the Engineering Department for $41,000.
• Amending the personnel system policy regarding department heads and directors in the city.
• Waiving fees for the Horse Arena on Nov. 7 for an event for Shorty’s Safe Haven, a shelter for at risk girls aged 10-18.
• Going out to bid for construction of the first responder hurricane safe room.