Happy Sunday!

The City Council met for it’s regular meeting this past Thursday and had plenty to discuss!

Here’s a quick overview of what’s inside today’s recap:

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🚂 Family Pleads for Safety Upgrades at Salty Bottom Road Crossing

The most powerful moment of the night came during public comment, when Tanya Hawkins told the council about two separate tragedies at the unprotected railroad crossing on Salty Bottom Road.

In 2004, her father was hit by a train at that crossing. He survived with massive injuries, and was never the same.

Last month, Keegan Davis (36) and his daughter McKinley Davis (8) were killed there. Hawkins described the crossing as having no lights, no gates, no protective barriers, with around 100 vehicles a day crossing it.

She asked the council to work with ALDOT on safety upgrades and noted that if the local matching funds were the holdup, community members have offered to help cover them.

The crossing falls outside city limits, so the council does not have direct jurisdiction, but the request was for advocacy and partnership.

🅿️ $2.3 Million Parking Lot Coming to Ditto Landing

The council approved a $2,315,000 contract with Rogers Group, Inc. to build a 450-space parking lot at Ditto Landing.