Trussville hopes for happy medium as debate over Cahaba Project preservation continues trussvilletribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from trussvilletribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By Erica Thomas, managing editor
TRUSSVILLE The Jefferson County Commission has a plan to widen North Chalkville Road from Boulder Drive to Interstate 59.
Commissioner Joe Knight said a lane will be added to get drivers to the interstate quicker. There will also be turn lanes added to Green Drive and Pineview Road, for those wanting to turn left onto North Chalkville Road.
“This is one of the main projects that they are going to zero in on and do,” Knight said.
The part of North Chalkville Road from Boulder Drive to Green Drive will have to be studied closely because of a drop-off. The road could be shifted or some fill work may be done, depending on how much room is needed. Knight said those details will not be known until the study on that specific area is complete. He did say he believes a guardrail will be added to that area of the roadway.
By Erica Thomas, managing editor
TRUSSVILLE The Trussville City Council met for a regular meeting on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, at City Hall and approved a resolution in support of a freestanding emergency department being placed within city limits.
Grandview Medical Center has plans to build an emergency department in a new development across from Winn Dixie, formerly known as the Hamilton property. No lease has been signed, but the developer and the hospital have been in talks for some time about placing the center on that property. The medical center has filed notice with the State Health Planning and Development Agency and will present a proposal later this year.
Trussville City Council: Linden Street reopens, downtown plaza awaiting building materials trussvilletribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from trussvilletribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By Erica Thomas, managing editor
TRUSSVILLE A Jefferson County judge ruled in favor of the Jefferson County Personnel Board after over a year and a half of back-and-forth between the board and the city of Trussville.
The legal battle began in April of 2019 when the city passed an ordinance (2019-020 (ADM), to create its own civil service system for city employees and to hire its own Director of Personnel. This, after decades of operating under the Jefferson County Personnel Board. According to court documents, the city notified the JCPB of its intentions.
Peggy Polk was appointed to the position of Director of Personnel and the city moved forward with its own civil service system by gathering resumes for at least one job opening and by approving a 2% cost-of-living adjustment for FY-2019.