Forest Park / South Avondale (Mid January Newsletter)
The February meeting of the Forest Park / South Avondale Neighborhood Association is
Tuesday, February 7, 6:30 p.m.
Avondale Library
Agenda:
1. Report from South Precinct
2. Presentation about Organizing a Neighborhood Meet and Greet, Pam Stories.
3. Report from Friends of Avondale Park
4. Report from Birmingham Board of Education, Mary Boehm
5. Report from District 3 City Councilor, Valerie Abbott
6. Report from District 5 City Councilor, Darrel O'Quinn
Forest Park / South Avondale
Brush and Trash Pick Up date.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 20
Missed Pick-up - Dial 311
Report Illegal Dumping - Dial 311
Join Friends of Avondale Park
Renew Your Membership
Friends of Avondale Park is a 501c3, run by an 11-member volunteer board, dedicated to supporting the park as a physical and symbolic anchor of our community. Friends of Avondale Park operates entirely with membership fees and donations. Membership levels are $25 for individuals and $40 for families. A $150 Legacy membership is also available. Corporate sponsorships vary from $500 to $2,000, all of which goes to park maintenance, improvements, and community activities. Corporate sponsorships are all taxdeductible donations. Donations go toward projects such as - Revitalization of the rose garden - Pond cleaning and maintenance - New signage - Membership events - Birmingham Folk Festival - Movies in the Park - Southside Baseball - New shrubs and plants All these goals improve the neighborhood by making the park an attractive feature of the community.However, we currently cannot meet these needs without additional funding. Please visit avondalepark.org to become a member or renew your membership today. Corporate sponsors will be featured in our newsletter, which reaches our 300 plus members on a quarterly basis.
Special thanks to Tom Cosby and Maury Shevin for cleaning up around and painting the cannon on Altamont Road.
Join us on Tuesday, January 24 at Avondale Library to help us prioritize the recommendations in the Draft Southern Area Framework Plan!
Stop by Avondale Library between 5:30pm and 6:30pm on Tuesday, January 24th to learn more about the Draft Southern Area Framework Plan. A formal presentation will be given promptly at 5:30pm. At the meeting you will have the opportunity to give your input that will help set the priority of the Plan's goals and recommended actions via an interactive activity. We hope to see you there!
Click here to review and download the DRAFT Southern Area Framework Plan
Avondale Park Inter-Faith Walk
all faiths welcome
Led by Neal Flum/Avondale United Methodist Church
Every Wednesday (weather permitting)
7:00 AM: Meet at the Rose Garden
Dogs welcome
We’ll pray, Walk for 30 minutes, Share faith, fellowship, and our love of the park
Any questions: avonumcfaithwalk@gmail.com
Birmingham Lists the Streets Part of its $12 Million Paving Plan for 2023
By
Birmingham Times
January 6, 2023
The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday finalized its 2023 Street Paving schedule that will improve nearly 250 roads city wide and roughly 43 miles.
The resurfacing plan is part of an estimated $12 million investment that will go toward upgrading streets in Birmingham.
City Council President Wardine Alexander said improvements are scheduled to be made in all nine districts and will impact almost all of the 99 neighborhoods in the city.
“A lot of our streets have aged and so we had a five-year plan where we were already looking to improve streets and paving in different areas. So this $12 million is just for this segment of the five-year plan,” Alexander said.
The council’s vote marks the first step of the project. Now the city is in the bidding process for contractors to do the work. Alexander said construction should start sometime this summer or fall.
To preview District 3 2023 Street Paving list, please click here.
To preview District 5 2023 Street Paving list, please click here.