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WEDNESDAY • AUGUST 22, 2018
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Vol. 29, No. 34
Hearing covers sewer expansion proposal By AMALIA KORTRIGHT Bureau Chief
The town of Eclectic held its first public hearing concerning the possible expansion of its sewer system Tuesday evening. During the public hearing, officials discussed extending the town’s new sewer plant to reach Fulmer Street and cross Fleahop Road to reach Claud Road to accommodate residential development. Currently, Davenport said the proposed cost of the project is between $300,000 and $350,000. Because it’s partnering with Hicks, Davenport said
the town is not required to seek out grants. According to Davenport, many of the proposal’s details are tentative. “We just need to know that we’re in a good place to start working on this,” Davenport said. Grady Hicks, who owns property on Highway 63, made the request to allow him to develop a potential home subdivision in the area, which would include an estimated 107 homes. Because Hicks would be the developer, Davenport said he would be expected to partially fund the expenses associated with the project. See SEWER • Page 2
Maps outlining the sewer system’s proposed expansion were distributed among residents during the meeting. Potential expansions are outlined in orange. Submitted / The Observer
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School board votes in favor of purchases By AMALIA KORTRIGHT Bureau Chief
The Elmore County Board of Education unanimously voted to make several purchases during a regularly-scheduled meeting on Monday. The board agreed to accept a low bid of $35,042.04 from Atlas Manufacturing, based in Alapaha, Georgia, for a greenhouse kit that will be placed at the Elmore County High School agriculture department. Secondly, the board voted to accept a low bid of $12,550 from Sun South of Clanton to purchase a John Deere 865 Diesel utility terrain vehicle for the use of the Holtville High School agriculture department. Board members also agreed to purchase two 2018 Ford F150 trucks from Collier Ford of Wetumpka, which will be used as transportation service trucks for the school system. The trucks will cost $39,385.82 each. They also voted in favor of accepting the proposed auto insurance quote of $67,352.93 per year from the Alabama Trusts for Boards of Education. Lastly, the board accepted the Elmore County 5-year capital plan.
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ECBOE Innovation Specialist and ECHS Principal Wes Rogers announced that students will be collaborating with EES fourth-graders on a children’s book centered around Eclectic history.
Town history Students to write children’s book on history of Eclectic By AMALIA KORTRIGHT Bureau Chief
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he community service projects by two Elmore County Schools that were recently selected as Bicentennial Schools by Gov. Kay Ivey were announced at a board of education meeting Monday.
Students from Elmore County High School will be writing a children’s book that recounts the history of Eclectic, and Wetumpka Middle School students will be working to organize a Taste of Wetumpka and put together a cookbook. ECBOE Innovation Specialist Julie Powell described the children’s book as a collaborative See HISTORY • Page 2
The Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama is encouraging current scouts, as well as girls who are interested, to renew their memberships or sign up at two upcoming recruitment events in Wetumpka. “This is for everyone in Elmore County, not just for Wetumpka, even though both events are in Wetumpka” GSSA Marketing and Communications Director Meghan Cochrane said. The first event is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Sept. 13 at the Redland Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, and the second is set for Sept. 20 at the First United Methodist Church. According to Cochrane, the events will be used to form new troops, as well as place girls in existing troops in the area. Girl Scouts is open to girls from kindergarten through 12th grade, and according to a press release from the GSSA, gives them an all-girl, female-led space to “take chances, try new things See SCOUTS • Page 2
Taste of Eclectic reaches 20th year
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Eclectic the Beautiful is getting ready to host its 20th annual Taste of Eclectic event from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 17 at Elmore County High School cafeteria. Eclectic the Beautiful President Dean Williams and Eclectic City Council member Carmen Winslett said Taste of Eclectic is an end-of-summer social event that gives the community a chance to sample different types of food and drinks from a variety of See TASTE • Page 2
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About 25 vendors are expected to participate in this year’s Taste of Eclectic, which raises money to maintain beautification projects done by Eclectic the Beautiful.
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