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The Rainsville City Council on Monday held public hearings to discuss the rezoning of Ranch Road, Peaceful Acres subdivision and Britany Owens subdivision.
Mayor Rodger Lingerfelt said notices were sent out to adjoining land residents and opened the floor for discussion.
Housing partners John McCallie and Carlton W. Edwards of Scottsboro attended the hearing with an interest in the rezoning of Ranch Road from M-1 Industrial to R-3 Residential.
âWe have a contract to purchase this property and have requested the rezoning,â said McCallie. âOur purchase of the properties contingent with the Alabama Boys and Girls Sheriff Ranches.
He said they plan on building a âlittle bit more upper scale homesâ on larger size lots.
The Rainsville City Council on Monday night approved rescheduling the cityâs annual spring cleanup month to begin Friday, May 28 through Wednesday, June 30, 2021.
The council approved the purchase of five 20-yard dumpsters at the cost of $27,315.00 scheduled to be delivered around May 19.
As a result, Councilman Ricky Byrum suggested pushing forward their annual spring clean-up month to allow time for the new dumpsters to arrive. Following a brief discussion, the council unanimously approved the move to begin on May 28.
âWe use those for our clean-up,â he said. âWe have so many out right now I am not sure that we will have enough for the clean-up.â
Mr. Walter Jackson âWJâ Dalton, age 84, of Rainsville passed away April 7th, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 3pm on Sunday, April 11th, 2021from the Rainsville First Baptist Church. Bro. David Cofield, Bro. Billy Garner & Bro. Welton Brooks will be officiating. Mr. Dalton will lie-in-state at the church, prior to the service, on Sunday from 2-3pm. The Family will also receive Friends from 5-9pm on Saturday, April 10th, 2021 from the W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel.
W.J. was born on November 13, 1936 in Ider, Alabama to Pearl B. and Elva Veal Dalton. He was the first of their twelve children. He attended Ider School for the first and second grade then moved to Sylvania for third grade. His family moved to Chigger Hill community near Geraldine, and he attended Tenbroeck Junior High School through the ninth grade. From tenth grade on to graduation, he attended Geraldine High School. He was part of the graduating class of 1955 from Geraldine High School.