CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman City Council on Monday evening introduced a new online application called “Cullman Connect” that will help citizens get help for problems they discover around town and help streamline the process for bringing City resources to the problem-solving process.
“Basically, citizens can download an app, and I’ve tested it- because we’re kind of in that testing phase right now- it’s like if you’ve got a pothole, you take a picture of that pothole,” said Mayor Woody Jacobs. “Of course, with these phones, it knows exactly where you are.”
Photos and reports sent in through the app will be routed automatically to whichever City department is charged with responding to that type of problem. Residents can report potholes, street lights out, abandoned cars and more. According to Jacobs, the uses will be expanded over time.
The app is set for public release June 1.
Council working toward placing traffic signal at Cherokee Avenue/24th Street Southwest intersection
The council voted to authorize Jacobs to apply for a $100,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for the installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of Alabama Highway 69 (Cherokee Avenue) and 24th Street Southwest, and committed matching funds from the City. Cullman, between the city government, Industrial Development Board and others, will provide a local match of $105,000 for the construction phase of the project.
Jacobs noted the cooperation between agencies from the Cullman Economic Development Agency to the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) and Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) on the placement of a traffic signal in a busy industrial area along a state thoroughfare.
Katherine Street water and sewer improvements
The council approved a competitive bid from Ferguson Waterworks for water and sewer piping materials for infrastructure improvements on Katherine Street in the amount of $140,031.41 to provide all materials required for to complete the water and sewer system improvements activities associated with the above referenced CDBG project.
According to Jacobs, this project will complete the City’s work on Katherine Street.
Garbage pickup days clarified
Councilman Johnny Cook, chair of the public works committee, noted confusion among some residents about changes to garbage pickup days, and asked City Clerk Wesley Moore to forward the changes to media. According to the notice, effective May 27, 2020, trash collection day will change from Thursday to Wednesday for all sanitation customers located on or around East Hanceville Road (County Road 702) from Brooks Drive Southeast to Bolte Road Southeast. This area includes the following neighborhoods:
Derby Creek subdivision:
- Kessler Drive SE
- Churchill Circle SE
- Derby Drive SE
- Churchill Lane SE
Meadow Brook subdivision:
- Cobblestone Lane SE
- Meadowbrook Parkway SE
- Meadowbrook Lane SE
- Meadowbrook Drive SE Chase Trail SE
Oak Meadow subdivision:
- Oak Meadow Drive SE
- Magnolia Lane SE
Cobblestone Gardens
- Derby Creek Circle SE
- Cobblestone Lane SE
- Creek Circle SE
Fox Meadow subdivision
- Fox Meadow Trail SE
- Fox Meadow Drive SE
- Saddle Trace Lane SE
The Cullman City Council meets next at 7 p.m. Monday, June 8 in the Cullman City Hall auditorium. The public is invited to attend, subject to social distancing requirements.
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