BAILEYTON, Ala. – The Baileyton Town Council on Monday night adopted a resolution officially opposing the Cullman County Board of Education’s (CCBOE) “Project X,” the multi-use sports complex set to be built near Alabama Highway 157 and Interstate 65. The new county half-cent sales tax, along with lodging tax money contributed by the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce, will help fund the project, which is projected to reach $30 million.
Baileyton is the second community to come out in opposition to the plan. The City of Hanceville adopted a similar resolution last week.
“I’m not for it. I am not for it,” said Baileyton Mayor Johnny Dyar. “It won’t hurt us because we don’t have a high school, but it sure will hurt those that do. They want to move two home games to it (the complex), but that will just kill them.”
The Cullman County Commission voted on March 12, 2019 to approve the new half-cent sales tax to benefit Cullman County Schools, with the money earmarked for facilities and safety upgrades for all county school campuses, as well as “Project X,” the details of which were not revealed until March 20, 2019. The tax will be imposed for 15 years. The commission’s vote was in a response to a request from the CCBOE, which had voted earlier that same morning in a special-called meeting to approach the commission with the request.
On March 20, 2019 Barnette revealed “Project X” as a multi-use sports and event venue to be located in Cullman, on Alabama Highway 157 near its intersection with I-65. The facility will be located behind Warehouse Discount Groceries, on land donated to the CCBOE by Roy Drinkard. The new half-cent sales tax, along with lodging tax money contributed by the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce, is to help fund the project, which is projected to reach $30 million.
Parkside School is in Baileyton. Shane Rusk is Parkside’s CCBOE member.
Baileyton Council members Windell Calloway, Wendell Peterson and Greg Griffin voted in favor of the resolution. Myra Martin and Gene Sumner abstained.
The resolution can be seen below.
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