Birmingham City Council District 3

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Highland Park Neighborhood Information and Upcoming Events

Marcus A. O'Dell

www.highland-park.org

Curbside Recycling Pickups
(1st & 3rd Wed. of each month ONLY)
Next pickup - Wed. 10.6.21

*We have unfortunately confirmed that if the truck comes by on other days, they will pick up materials and take them to the dump.

(Recyclables can still be dropped off at Birmingham Recycling and Recovery M-F 7am-4pm* - 9 41st St. S., 35222 (Avondale).)

Check our website for more details on what can be recycled by clicking here.

The St. Symeon Food and Culture Fair is coming up October 9 from 9-3. We are moving the marketplace outdoors this year and will still offer a wide variety of artisanal baked goods plus handmade pierogies, kielbasa sandwiches, and made-to-order Greek honey puffs. Our renowned choir will give a concert at 11 titled "The Psalms, Songbook of the Church," and our deacon will give a talk on the ancient Byzantine tradition of sacred art at 1 p.m. Church tours will be available throughout the event.

Blessing of the Animals

Sun., Oct. 10, 4pm

Rushton Park

Join Baptist Church of the Covenant to Bless the Animals we love. This brief, informal service is open to anyone who wants to bring their pet to receive a blessing.

We have treats for most animals (not the humans that come with them though).

We’ll have supplies for the humans to clean up after their pets. And we ask that the animals keep their humans on a leash, or restrained around the other animals.

Baptist Church of the Covenant
www.bcoc.net

Upcoming Highland Park Neighborhood Association Meetings - Agenda and Speaker(s):

MEETING TUESDAY, 10.12.21, 6pm
via Zoom ONLY*.

*Due to rising COVID cases and low vaccination rates, we have decided to return to virtual meetings. 
Link to General Agenda/Mtg. Format

Oct. 12, 2021 6pm - Speaker(s)/Guests:

Brent Cotton Bham Visitors and Convention Bureau

Christina Argo with Birmingham Transportation Dept. re: Veo and Bolt scooters and bikes to answer questions, address concerns, etc.
***Join Zoom Meeting (updated link as of May 2021)

One tap mobile:

US: +16465588656,,93671898724# or +13017158592,,93671898724#

Meeting URL:

https://osgnoc.zoom.us/j/93671898724

Meeting ID:

936 7189 8724

Join by Telephone:

Dial: +1 346 248 7799 or 888 788 0099 (Toll Free)
Meeting ID:  936 7189 8724
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September Minutes Coming Soon
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Hanover Circle Repaving*

Start Date Monday, Sept. 27, 2021

Capital Projects Division is meeting and managing the contractor. 

  • The contractor will also provide notifications in advance of work taking place in front of houses as it occurs.

  • Capital Projects staff can keep the neighborhood informed of any schedule changes or issues if they occur.

Will they do one side of the street at a time so people can still get to their homes?

  • Yes, the contractor plans to do one half of the street at a time in order to minimize disturbances to access.

If not where are people to park and how can they access their homes?

  • Access will be maintained. In some circumstances the resident may need to park a few houses down, but those disturbances would be minimal and only a few days at a time.

Will the gate to St. Vincent’s be opened during this to assist in people accessing their homes?

  • No. The gate will remain closed. This is to avoid disrupting the hospital traffic by keeping additional traffic and the contractor from trying to use that route, and equally keeping hospital traffic from trying to come in a disturb the contractor’s work.

Are there phases and will people be able to drive to their homes in between?

  • Yes, there will be phases (the contractor is to provide a schedule/phasing plan by 9/22). In general they will do the curb and sidewalk replacements first, then half of the road to the centerline, then the other half of the road. Access is to be available at all times.

Who is the main point person on this with the city?

  • Jeffrey McCay is Capital Projects contact for this project.

How can people get answers to ongoing or new questions?

Large Trash and Brush

Future Dates: *FRIDAYS (10.15, 11.5, 12.1, 12.22)
*Friday until further notice (instead of the usual Thurs.)

Buildings with dumpsters DO NOT receive city pickups.

Please do not make new piles right after pickup; try to wait until closer to the next pickup.

Leaves and smaller brush and trash MUST BE BAGGED. Larger limbs/branches and furniture items can be piled neatly.  
If space allows, make separate piles: trash/furniture/mattresses/appliances/etc. in one and another pile for plant materials (leaves, limbs, brush) to be mulched by the city. 
They use two different trucks, and making separate piles helps them stay efficient.

Sometimes the city runs behind...if your pile is missed and not collected the following day, please report to 311 (by dialing 311 or the city portal www.birminghamal.gov/311-portal) and send the confirmation code and address to highlandparkneighborhoodal@gmail.com.