HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-03-1963 Special MeetingFAIhHOPE PLAP:NING AND ZCNING COI;L::ISSION SPECIAL IM;TINU 4,EL,17ES-
LAY, 9PhIL3t,1963, 4:00 P.Y. r
Present:Chairman Woolley, members Schneider, Poser, Fredericks,
Bung, Pitman, Kirk, Gaston, Dyson.
Absent:none
Visitors: Sam Price, A.C. Council, Jr., Barbara Gooden, Roy key-
nclds, P.J. Byrne, G. Dyson, L. E. Boone, C. A. Gaston, C. Arnold,
Robert Wilder. R. Mason.
Reading of minutes omitted.
Purpose of Meeting: Location of building site for municipal build-
ing program, including specifically the Bayou Charbon gully site
feasibility of project, requirements for putting the land in
shape for this use, and shall the Commission recommend use of this
site to the City Council?
L. I. Boone displayed cross sections and topo maps of the Bayou
Charbon lands, pointing out that thm area from Section to Ban-
croft streets. Total estimated cost of filling gully to the low-
est level of Section street sidewalk- 47 feet- was v 40,000.00
including $21,600.00 for four 4 ft. culverts, resulting irr a
filled area of approximately 500 ft. width and 450 ft. depth or
5 acres more or less.
Opinions expressed in discussion following included: price per
acre excessivie, whether location in town or on outskirts of
present twun preferable, whether realestate dealers should be
asked to present other sites for consideration, that less fill
would effect a more beautiful setting, that fill x�x�ssx�a��g�t�t
extending Bancroft street across gully would be of value to school
traffic control, that landscaped city buildings at entrance to
city is desireable, that gully fill would control erosion.
Letter from Huffman- Slye RealLstate Brokers requesting consider-
tion of Monroe Smith Trgct in northeast part of town as suitable
site was read and discussed.
Motion by Yr. Poser, seconded by 1,1r. Bung, that a special meeting
of the Fairhope Planning and 'Zoning Commission be called for Fri-
d�y, April 19, 1963 to discuss the availability of M"unicipal
building sites further ano that the secretary write letters to
all realestate dealers licensed in the City of Fairhope request-
ing their recominedaticns on other sites and cost of same. Motion
carried unanimously.
hTotion by l-lr. Dyson, Seconded by lur. Bung, that the engineer be
instructed to continue work on the Bayou Charbon property site
and prepare more accurete estimates on cost of developing site.
TvIotion carried unanim usly.
There being no further business the meeting adj;)urned.
Next meeting regular and publicmeeting April 5, 1963.
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