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Enterprise in the News
JANUARY 2016
Council discusses water damage
to College Street, other roads
Jan. 5, 2016
City officials met early in January to discuss the problems caused by prolonged heavy rains in the Wiregrass. A culvert on College Street that was damaged caused that street to be closed. For more about the discussions of repairs and possible federal funding, cllck on the following links:
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City gets high marks from major financing ratings agencies
Jan. 4, 2016
The City of Enterprise has again received high ratings from the major financial ratings agencies. Moody's and Standard and Poor's have both given the city AA ratings. For more about what that means, click on the following link:
New city police cars to get new decals
Jan. 4, 2016
New city police cars will be sporting a different, modernized decal beginning in the next month. The new look with blue stripes and black lettering will be applied only to the new vehicles. The 17-year-old red and black-stripe design will be phased out as the city continues to replace vehicles in the next several years. For more, click on the following link:
Demolition of nuisance properties to get under way
Jan. 8, 2016
Twenty-nine nuisance properties are set for demolition. The city council hired a company to do the demolition, funded primarily by a $250,000 CDBG grant. Fore more, click on the following link:
Mayor gives status report on Dauphin Street work
Jan. 6, 2016
Work is continuing on the extensive Dauphin Street rehabilitation and repaving project which began in June. Read about the status of the project by clicking on the following link:
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City to pave access road off Daleville Avenue
Jan. 7, 2016
At its first council meeting of 2016, the Enterprise City Council voted to pave and curb the Daleville Avenue Well Site Access Road.
The dirt road is regularly used by city workers to get tot he well and a water tower. Muddy conditions have caused problems for the workers for years, city officials said. For more about the project, click on the following link:
During stop in Enterprise, Shelby
says national debt a critical issue
Jan. 8, 2016
U.S. Senator Richard Shelby made a stop in Enterprise at the Farmers Market Jan. 7. Shelby, who is running for his sixth term as
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U.S. Senator from Alabama, told local citizens that the national
debt is a great risk to the nation's future and he is concerned about how Congress will eventually deal with it. He spoke on a variety of other topics as well.
For more about Sen. Shelby's visit, click on the following links:
City prosecutor named president
of Coffee County Bar
Jan. 11, 2016
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Attorney Amy Marshall, Enterprise Municipal Court prosecutor, was recently elected president of the Coffee County Bar Association. For more about Prosecutor Marshall, click on the following link:
“Enterprise citizens will have an opportunity to review the city’s “Report Card” Jan. 28 when Mayor Kenneth Boswell delivers the ninth annual “State of the City” address.
Boswell said the upcoming “State of the City” luncheon represents more than a glance at city operations. It serves to inform, evaluate and stimulate.
“It is a report card, for me and the City Council,” he said, placing a hand on a thick stack of detailed departmental reports lying atop his desk in the mayor’s office.
“It is a comprehensive summary of what’s transpired, and what we’ve accomplished working within our departments, with community leaders and state agencies,” he explained. For more, click on the following links:
Citizens invited to Jan. 28 State of the City
Jan. 13, 2016
Marques named City Council president
Jan. 21, 2016
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At the March 19 City Council meeting, District 5 Councilman Rhett Marques began his rotation as council president. Each of the five council members serve as president during a portion of the four-year elected term. For more, click on the following link:
Council considers help for potential development
Jan. 20, 2016
The developer who hopes to proceed with the long-planned Camelia Commons retail complex asked the Enterprise City Council Jan. 19 for help. To read about the request, click on the following link:
Take Back Enterprise appears before council
Jan. 20, 2016
Turner Townsend of Take Back Enterprise appeared before the City Council Jan. 19 reinterating a request for transparency. For more, click on the following links:
Mayor reviews year in "State of the City" address
Jan. 29, 2016
Mayor Kenneth Boswell gave an audience estimated at about 600 an in-depth look at city activities in his annual State of the CIty address Feb. 28. He talked about current and future challenges and projects. For more, click on the following links to local media sites.
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Study of proposed sewer project indicates work may be possible
Jan. 29, 2016
A sewer project that could help a developer kickstart the long-planned Camelia Commons retail complex was proposed at a city work session. The city conducted analysis on the requested sewer work to ensure that improvements would serve the citizens and not just the development. For more about the potential sewer project, click on the following link:
