Foley, Ala. – (OBA) – Need a good used car? Need a car? Foley will declare more than 20 vehicles and pieces of equipment in the city’s fleet from various departments as surplus and no longer needed. Foley is also looking to add some new vehicles to city departments, as well as replacements.

The city council will discuss the surplus vehicles and new cars for the police department at a joint regular/work session on Feb. 16 at 4 p.m. in council chambers at City Hall.

First, on to the new. The police department plans to purchase nine Ford Interceptors for its fleet for $696,000. The police department will also need to spend $64,576 for emergency equipment to outfit the new patrol cars.

On the surplus side, the police department will dispose of 18 older or seized vehicles, including a Cadillac Escalade, a Ford Ranger, a Dodge Dakota, a Ford Expedition, a Ford Taurus, 10 Chevrolet Tahoes, and two Ford F-150 pickups.

Parks and Recreation seeks to declare two Ford F-150 trucks as surplus, and the Street Department is looking to surplus vehicles and equipment, but the agenda doesn’t specify which vehicles are being declared surplus.

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

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  Taking over rights-of-way and infrastructure improvements for the Kensington Place, Primland, Rosewood, and Peachtree subdivisions for city maintenance.
• Approving a liquor license for Half Shell Oyster House planned for 118 W. Laurel Ave.
• Raising residential sanitation collection fees by $3.75 to $19.75 per month for one can and $16 per month for each additional can.
• Waiving fees for use of Heritage Park for Crosspoint Baptist Church for a candlelight service and Christmas caroling service on Dec. 19.
• Authorizing Foley forces to assist the South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce with the 2026 Hot Air Balloon Festival planned for April 30-May 2 at OWA. The chamber is seeking help with barricades before and after the event, hanging banners, maintaining digital message boards, and placing signs on the road to the festival, at shuttle parking, and for event advertising. Organizers also want to use the Foley Event Center as a pilot check-in station.
• Bids were awarded during January for onsite crushing of concrete and asphalt to Knepps Construction for $62,300 and for a library mural to Banks Compton for $18,500. No bids were submitted for “library tree construction” by the Jan. 29 deadline.
• Hiring a company to move existing furniture to the new library once it is opened, adding $115,000 to the cost of the library, bringing the total to $20.5 million.
• Declaring the badge and service weapon of retiring police Sgt. Joey Linder as surplus and awarding them to Linder.
• Applying for the fiscal year 2026 Dollar General summer reading program grant.
• Transferring a truck to the Municipal Complex Department. The agenda didn’t state where the truck was being transferred from.
• Spending about $10,000 for outside window tinting and inside frosting on the windows at the Municipal Complex.
• Approving the surplus of 18 police vehicles of various makes and models and ordering their disposal.
• Declaring two trucks in the Parks and Recreation Department as surplus, a 2003 Ford F-250 and a 2006 Ford F-150, as surplus and ordering their disposal.
• Waiving the fees for the use of the Foley Civic Center for the Foley Cub Scouts.
• Approve the purchase of a John Deere front-mount mower for $46,208, or $1,208 above the budgeted amount.
• Accepting a site development project agreement between the state and Foley to help in the purchase of land with a $3.3 million grant. The city must match the $3.3 million and submit a site evaluation and economic development strategy to receive the grant. The site must be 75 contiguous acres to be considered.
• Ordering the surplus and disposal of vehicles and construction equipment from the Street Department.
• Approving the South Baldwin Chamber Foundation’s Walk This Way – An 80s Tribute. No date was given for the event.
• Waiving the fees for the use of Heritage Park for a Hearts for Heroes event on March 1.
• Reappointing Diane Bunch to the Revitalization and Beautification Advisory Board.
• Accepting a $40,000 donation from the Friends of the Library for equipment purchases in the new library.
• Approving the use of Foley Park to offer prayer to the community on Tuesday and Saturday mornings from 7-10 a.m.
• Seeking a consulting firm to “develop a municipal campus master plan” including a 25-year planning framework.
• Approving new street lights on Fairway Drive and Putter Lane in GlenLakes.
• Approving a four-way stop at East Orange Avenue and South Chicago Street.
• Appointing voting delegates for the Alabama League of Municipalities annual business session starting April 30.
• Amending the pay classification plan and transferring funds in Community Development.
• Granting an electric line easement to Baldwin EMC along Russian Road.
• Establishing a Museums and Heritage Department and amending the pay classification plan to authorize a Museums and Heritage Director.
• Adding $130,400 to the budget to complete the renovation of the old armory building north of the Municipal Complex, bringing the total for the project to just more than $2 million.
• Declaring junk and debris at 217 W. Roosevelt Avenue a public nuisance and ordering its cleanup. The council will also consider a resolution to allow city workers to enter the property for cleanup.
• Proclaiming Feb. 28 as Arbor Day in Foley. The city will celebrate at 1 p.m. at the Coastal Alabama Farmers’ and Fishermen’s Market and will give away more than 700 trees, including six varieties, in three-gallon buckets, and each school can receive a 16-gallon tree to plant on campus.
• Receive a report from the police department showing there were 216 inmates processed through the county jail in January. During the month, crimes investigated include 12 for simple assault and domestic violence and 10 for shoplifting. There were 26 arrests for controlled substances, 13 for drug paraphernalia, 10 for felony possession of marijuana, and one for misdemeanor marijuana possession. Officers were dispatched 2,359 times in January.
• Receive a report from the fire department on January activity showing crews were called out 59 times for a lift assist, 24 times for hazardous materials release from car accidents, were called out 22 times but canceled en route, answered 22 fire alarms, 16 times for traffic accidents, and 10 times for an unconscious victim. Crews were called out 242 times in January.
• Hear a report from Community Development showing that 33 permits were issued for single-family residences with a valuation of $10.6 million and one for new commercial construction. No valuation was listed on the commercial property. There were 23 single-family permits issued and two commercial permits in December.
• Receive a report on tax collections in January in Foley showing $3.4 million in sales taxes in January, or about $54,000 above 2025 and $66,000 below budget expectations. In lodging taxes, the city collected $108,958, or about $2,000 more than in 2025 and $31,000 below budget expectations.
• Approving spending $6 million for goods and services during January.
• Authorize a lease to the NAPA Auto Parts of the city property at 205 S. McKenzie Street to use as storage to support the retail store next door. The lease is for $100 a month for five years.
• Accepting the rights-of-way and infrastructure maintenance for the Riverside at Arbor Walk phase three subdivision. It is located on the east side of County Road 65 and north of County Road 12.
• Selling city land for Cox Pools to build two buildings in the Foley Industrial Park worth $2.3 million and containing 45-55 employees. The purchase price will be $50,000 per acre.