HOLLY POND, Ala. – The Holly Pond Town Council on Monday evening announced that the spring ball season will go on as planned, unless the State enacts another shutdown. Parents can pick up forms at town hall and return with payment. They must also have a copy of their children’s birth certificates. For more information, call 256-796-2124.
Cost
- T-Ball $65
- Softball $80
- Baseball $80
Signups begin this week with the following schedule:
Daytime hours
- Mondays and Tuesdays, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
- Thursdays, noon-5 p.m.
Evening Hours
- Thursday, Feb. 4, 4-7 p.m.
- Monday, Feb. 8, 4-7 p.m.
- Wednesday, Feb. 10, 5-7 p.m.
- Saturday, Feb. 13, 10-2 p.m.
Mayor Carla Hart and Park Committee Chairperson Gladys Wisener also introduced J.C. Corneglio as the Town’s new park director. Hart noted that the council had previously been talking with Kim Thomas, but she had to decline.
In additional parks and recreation business, the council voted to spend $800 to repair the park’s four-wheeler rather than try to purchase a new one, and to hire a part-time concession worker for the park at a rate of $9 per hour. Hart announced that a company has agreed to inspect the tennis courts for possible repairs and resurfacing, but inspections may not take place until spring.
Other council business
The council voted to purchase decals with the Town’s name and Holly Pond Bronco logo to place on all Town vehicles, as well as 10 new park trash cans.
The council heard a proposal for a digital LED sign to be placed outside town hall but, after lengthy discussion, decided to table the approximately $20,000 plan for a future meeting due to upcoming plans for the construction of a senior center and needed major sewer system repairs.
Hart announced that the Town’s weather siren, which has been out of service for two months, has been repaired at a cost of $20,227.47 (plus the cost of one speaker that still has to be replaced), and that the siren should work for Wednesday morning’s regular monthly test.
The mayor also told the council that the design for the new senior center must be finalized by the end of February, and that construction must begin in August under the terms of the grant received by the Town. For that reason, the council will hold a special meeting at 4:30 Friday afternoon at the library, to talk about the design with engineers from St. John & Associates.
The Holly Pond Town Council regularly meets at 6 p.m. the first Monday of each month at the Guy Hunt Library. The public is invited to attend.
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