MAY 6 WAS AN IMPORTANT BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING -

THE AGENDA INCLUDED THE DEVELOPMENT FOR A DENSE (10 UNIT) APARTMENT DEVELOPMENT AT 1400 CHURCH STREET IN AN R1 ZONE, AS WELL AS A SIGNAGE VARIANCE FOR WINN DIXIE AT GOVERMENT AND CATHERINE STREETS.

THIS DEVELOPMENT DOES NOT MEET CITY CODE FOR DENSITY/PARKING.

THE PROPERTY FRONTS LEINKAUF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND ITS TAKE-IN AND DISMISSAL TRAFFIC.

IT IS ALSO PHYSICALLY ADJACENT TO A PARCEL THAT RUNS FROM GOVERNMENT TO CHURCH STREET, A PARCEL THAT HOUSES THE OLDEST CONTINUOUSLY FAMILY-OWNED RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE ON GOVERNMENT STREET, A BEAUTIFUL HISTORIC HOME DATING TO 1839.

SEE THE NEWS BLOG TAB ON OUR HOME PAGE FOR DETAILS AND THE BOARD DECISION.

At the July 10 Council meeting, the city Council delayed until July 31 a vote on funding a $10M contribution to USA which the Mayor requested.  (see al.com, 7-10-18) At the same meeting, Mr. Manzie announced that he has scheduled a meeting with his constituents in the Maysville community adjacent to Ladd to hear their input.  The meeting is scheduled for July 23, 6pm, at Williamson High School in Maysville.  Mr. Manzie stated the meeting is open to the public but that his priority for the meeting is to listen to the Maysville community's ideas and not have their voices "drowned out" by those from other neighborhoods.

The Collaborative has organized a meeting for area residents, Councilman Manzie and other city leaders, a representative from city Planning, and representatives of Holiday Transitional Center, HTC, June 12, 5:30, at the Pillars, corner of Houston and Government Street.  

Goals:  Short Presentation by HTC organizers to present the plan for the proposed Shelter

Short Presentation by the Collaborative to present the mission, goals, and vision for Government Street frontage from Broad to Pinehill.

Present Questions submitted from area neighborhood groups to HTC and city Planners 

A Q&A session when the floor is open for a preset period of time for audience questions to Planners and HTC representatives.

First Christian Church (corner of Gov't. and Stocking Street across from the old KMB Recycle Center) Bake Sale is Saturday, May 12th, 8am til noon. They do only two fund raisers a year, a Spring bake sale and a Fall Rummage sale, to help finance their ministries to the poor and homeless. Word is they have some of the best bakers around. So plan to stop by the corner of Government & Stocking for some great treats and to support our community neighbor is this worthy mission!

South Lafayette Street Association - 7am to noon, Neighborhood Street Sale!  Stop by and support a member of the Government Street Collaborative in their fund raising efforts!

The Oakleigh Garden District Society provides its annual Mother's Day Concern in the Park at Washington Square.  The event is open to all. In order to provide nice bathrooms for everyone, OGDS will be selling fifteen (15) VIP tables to offset the expense. Take some of the stress and headache out of your planning by having your tables, chairs, & floral arrangements set up and taken down for you. All you'll need to bring is your food & beverages and, of course, Mom.  Table quantities are limited at 15 so once they're sold, no additional tables will be available.  Your VIP Table purchase includes the following:  60" Rectangular Table
6 Chairs  Table Cloth  Mother's Day Floral Arrangement
Proceeds from the sale of VIP Tables will be used to furnish air-conditioned bathrooms that are as nice as the Mothers we'll be honoring.

The City Council Agenda now online with the supporting documentation! Remember you can also view the recorded meeting if you can't watch it live or just take a read and get more informed about is going on in our Great City! http://www.cityofmobile.org/citycouncil/council_meetings.php

Thursday 6 pm the regular Loop Group CAG meeting will be held at Little Flower Parish Office.  Maybe next month we can get Susan Rouillier and her Presentation of Birds!

Also Thursday evening is the first of many months of Second Thursday at The Loop-Midtown - open until 8 - Lush, The Pillars for Girls Night, Palmer Photography, Antique Emporium for SIP and SHOP Market Night, Just Divine, Paper Jubilee and maybe more!  A map of the members:  https://goo.gl/maps/wTCt6rwjyo92

Sat 5/12 at Tricentennial Park 4th Annual Creekfest  10-2 Something for everyone!  A free event including a cane pole fishing tournament (16 and under), music, door prizes and educational exhibits.  Please join us along with the Boy Scouts of America, Mobile Bay Keepers, Alabama Power Company, City of Mobile, Mobile County EMA, LifeSouth, Mobile ARC, MAWSS, The Mobile BayBears, Mobile County Sheriff Office, KEEP MOBILE BEAUTIFUL and others in this celebration!

There is still time to volunteer with the LODA Eco-Team the last four days of Mardi Gras to manage the recycling stations placed strategically along the parade routes. If you'd like to help the Eco-Team, follow this link to sign up:

https://www3.thedatabank.com/dpg/490/personalopt2.asp?formid=2018MG_Eco-Team

If you go to the parades, look for the recycle bins and trash cans, every little bit helps keep litter out of our storm drains and waterways!

Happy Mardi Gras!!

The Oakleigh Garden District and The Historic Mobile Preservation Society, GSC member groups, will host at the Oakleigh Historic Home and Museum an important Public Meeting with the Map for Mobile/Zoning Overhaul Project Director, Ms Shayla Beaco, and Consultant Mark White, for information about the city's ongoing Zoning Overhaul.  

Nov. 29th, 5:30 pm, Oakleigh Historic Home  

Information about the overhaul and draft documents are on this govstmobile.org website and on the mapformobile.org city website under the Zoning Overhaul tab.  There you can read the full text of the first draft/working draft Zoning Articles as well as the Public Comments and Planning division responses to comments.  The revisions will be ongoing through the winter, and the revised version will be posted in March and presented to the Planning Commission.  There will be a public hearing at that time.  When approved, the Ordinance will then go to the City Council for final assessment, final public hearing, and approval.  The target timeline date is May for final approval.

Nov. 29, 2pm, Government Plaza, ground floor meeting room.  The public may attend as observers to hear Mr. Mark White's presentation on the last Zoning revisions and the Advisory Committee's questions and recommendations.