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Background Information of Walker Springs Development

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As of today, here is what we know: As proposed, this development which is known as Walker Springs will consist of 450 acres, 1,004 homes in multiple subdivisions, and a new road. The road will connect to Hwy 119 at Veterans Park with a traffic light and span all the way to Smokey Road via the fields and cow pastures. The development will also have a minimum of 5 acres dedicated to commercial businesses that will be near the Smokey road side of the development. Walker Springs will impact the wetlands and water sources that feed Ebenezer Swamp, not to mention impacting our school system, traffic, flooding, or possible tax increases to expand/support public infrastructure.   The land parcels for Walker Springs were introduced for rezoning via two ordinances in November 2020 and a public hearing was held December 7, 2020. The ordinances were primarily listed under individual names. Neither ordinance mentions a mass residential development. The parcels were later annexed into Alaba...
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Bruno Public Hearing Recap

First, I'd like to say  Thank you to everyone who came out to the city council meeting last night and vocalized their concerns during the public hearing for the Bruno Trust commercial development. We had a very good turnout and at least two news outlets in attendance! ABC 33/40 and Fox 6 were there and ABC 33/40 aired our story in the 10:00 p.m. news last night.  The city council voted unanimously to pass the ordinance and rezone the Bruno Trust land from commercial along 119, planned residential (200 houses), and agriculture to business commercial use throughout the approximately 45.5 acre plot. We have obtained the drafts of three citizens' comments from last night, and have included them below.  First comment:  Demand As I was reading the proposal for this development, I kept asking myself what demand is being addressed by this project? Why create unnecessary burdens with traffic or downstream flooding for residents? Why do commercial businesses need to expand ...
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Public Comments about Walker Springs

We are posting the some of the drafts of the comments that were shared with us about the Walker Springs hearing last night, Sept. 27. From an advocate for Ebenezer Swamp: Ebenezer Swamp Ecological Preserve is a 68-acre nature preserve dedicated to research and education and is maintained by the University of Montevallo. It features sculptures created by UM students, an outdoor classroom, and an ADA-accessible boardwalk and trail. It is open to the public seven days a week during daylight hours. There are plans to remodel the building onsite to create a nature interpretive center that would allow us to expand our educational programming. Currently, the Environmental Education Program hosts K-12 field trips, university labs, day camps, guided tours, teacher workshops, and public programming. All of these services which are available and utilized by residents of Alabaster. Much of our programming and curriculum is inspired by the beauty and complex ecosystem of our beloved Ebenezer Swamp....
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