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| Heflin Mayor Anna Berry designates March as Extension Living Well Month |
The Heflin City Council met Tuesday and approved several motions, including a proclamation which designates March 2012 as Extension Living Well Month.
According to the Heflin proclamation signed by Mayor Anna Berry, the Alabama Cooperative Extension of Cleburne County anticipates Living Well Month will “encourage our residents to take advantage of the educational opportunities” offered by the Extension system.
Along with the various educational workshops and seminars offered by the Cleburne County Extension System, the statewide Alabama Cooperative Extension provides online resources, publications, and calendars for local and statewide events. The Extension is funded cooperatively through federal, state, and county government agencies and their website is located at aces.edu.
Following the signing of the proclamation, the council approved request of a grant for city bridge repairs along with a $50,000 limit for repairs to the former armory, which was recently acquired by Heflin.
Councilman Travis Crowe also updated the council concerning work done by the Beautification Committee. “Everything is looking better than it did” said Crowe as he described the progress, which included removing trash and cutting grass near the Heflin Cemetery. Both Berry and Councilman Johnny Heard praised the work of Crowe.
The council then briefly discussed dumpsters being placed in the city for an April clean-up month. The council promoted a relocation of the dumpsters behind city hall in order to prevent blockage of emergency lanes near the old location and to allow Heflin Police to monitor the containers.
The council then briefly discussed dumpsters being placed in the city for an April clean-up month. The council promoted a relocation of the dumpsters behind city hall in order to prevent blockage of emergency lanes near the old location and to allow Heflin Police to monitor the containers.
The next Heflin City Council public hearing on April 10th will be held at 5:30PM before the closed work session. After previously holding the public hearing immediately after the work session, Mayor Berry said the change would be made “to keep people from waiting” for the public hearing to begin.
-MDS
