FYI Mobile - December 21, 2006
Dec 21st, 2006
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FYI Mobile Mobile City Government Working For You December 21, 2006 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In this issue -- Bridge over Eslava Creek Reopened, Dedicated to Fallen Soldier -- World's Largest Tennis Center Renamed for Reggie Copeland -- Voting Machine Demonstration on Display in District 4 -- Mobile Home to Two Recycling Award Winners -- Holiday Trash and Garbage Pickup Schedule -- Learn How to Tree-cycle -- Announcements... Season's Greetings! As we wrap up 2006, and head into 2007, I want to
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Bridge over Eslava Creek Reopened, Dedicated to Fallen Soldier ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Just in time for the last few days of holiday shopping, The City of Mobile has reopened the bridge on Bel Air Boulevard that crosses Eslava Creek. With its close proximity to Colonial Mall Bel Air, the bridge handles a traffic load of about 15,000 cars each day. In addition, the bridge has been dedicated in memory of Cpl. Christopher Edward Mason, a soldier from Mobile who was killed in action in Iraq last month. Cpl. Mason, a Baker High School graduate, was a member of the United States Army’s 82nd Airborne Division.
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World's Largest Tennis Center Renamed for Reggie Copeland ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  The Mobile City Council honored one of its own, renaming the Mobile Tennis Center for Council President and sports enthusiast Reggie Copeland. Councilman Copeland was surprised by Tennis manager Scott Novak and several members of his family with the news at this week’s council meeting held at the Museum of Mobile. The 50 court Reggie Copeland/Newton Cox Tennis Center, located in west Mobile’s Langan Park, is the world’s largest public tennis facility. Each year, the tennis center creates an economic impact of more than $28 million through the various tournaments held there. Serving as the chief sports activist for the City of Mobile, Councilman Copeland has overseen the expansion of the tennis center, renovations of the courts, and the addition of indoor courts at the Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center.
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Voting Machine Demonstration on Display in District 4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In connection with the January 23, 2007 Special Election for City of Mobile Council District 4, a demonstration voting machine will be on display at the Parkway Branch Library, 1924-B Dauphin Island Parkway, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. For more information, call the City Clerk's Office at 208-7411.
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Mobile Home to Two Recycling Award Winners ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As part of Keep America Beautiful's 2006 Great American Cleanup, a goal was set to remove and recycle 30,000,000 plastic bottles from Sam's Club communities around the country. Keep Mobile Beautiful accepted the challenge and entered the "Return the Warmth" contest with six area schools participating.
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Holiday Trash and Garbage Pickup Schedule ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Below is a breakdown of the City of Mobile Public Works schedule for the upcoming holidays: Friday – December 22, 2006 Solid Waste Division – Running Trash Division – Running All other Public Works Divisions – Closed Monday – December 25 All Public Works Divisions – Closed Tuesday – December 26 Solid Waste Division – Running Trash Division – Running All other Public Works Divisions – Closed Wednesday – December 27 Solid Waste Division Automated Trucks will run Monday routes. Monday – January 1, 2007 All Public Works Divisions – Closed Wednesday – January 3 Solid Waste Division Automated Trucks will run Monday routes.
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Learn How to Tree-cycle ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When you're done enjoying the presents under the Christmas Tree, don't just throw it away; help us Tree-cycle! Keep Mobile Beautiful has established several drop off points for you to take your tree once it's served its purpose Christmas morning. Just make sure you take all the ornaments and lights off first. Here's the list of locations around Mobile:
You can recycle your tree at any of these locations between Christmas Day and Sunday, January 7, 2007.
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Announcements... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ District 7 Councilwoman Gina Gregory will hold an Athey Road / Middle Ring Road Neighborhood Meeting on Monday, January 8, 2007 at Orchard Elementary School Cafeteria (6300 Howells Ferry Road). Topics of discussion will include why traffic calmers will not be allowed on Athey Road or Middle Ring Road; derelict and blighted properties; traffic concerns; drug arrests and other recent criminal activity.
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