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10-05-2025
- Business
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Trussville City Council to consider selling Glendale Farms
The following article is by Chris Basinger, news editor of the Trussville Tribune: TRUSSVILLE, Ala. (Trussville Tribune) — The Trussville City Council is expected to consider selling the Glendale Farms property during its next meeting on Thursday, May 15. Originally intended to serve as the home of Trussville's fourth elementary school, the future of the site has been uncertain following last year's failed property tax increase. Without the additional funding for all of the school expansion projects, Trussville City Schools has had to prioritize the construction of the C-Wing at Hewitt-Trussville High School as it faces 104% capacity. During today's council work session, Mayor Buddy Choat spoke on the proposed sale, saying the city currently has an offer on the table to sell all 230 acres of the property. 'There's really no reason to hold onto it for the school now with the uncertainty of exactly where all the new homes that may be built and where that new school might need to be,' Choat said. He added that he had spoken to Superintendent Dr. Patrick Martin as well as Jefferson State, which also had plans for a facility on the site, and that they were both ok with the sale. Longtime Arkestra member Marshall Allen sitting out Sun Ra Festival in Birmingham The city purchased the property in 2022 for just under $4 million. Following the failed vote, the mayor spoke with multiple potential buyers about the sale of part or all of the property. The potential buyer is now requesting that the plot be rezoned from Industrial-2 to Agriculture-1, which has to go before Planning & Zoning, and reportedly intends to use the property as a farm. Choat added that though the offer is not yet completely official, as the zoning would have to be changed and it would have to be approved, they would recoup the cost of what the city paid for it if it went through. If the sale is finalized, the city would have to find a new site for a future elementary school as Trussville continues to grow and overcrowding in the schools gets worse. 'We have time, you know, it's gonna take years to build out all of these but the city's got to keep moving and find a location somewhere so we're actively pursuing it,' Choat said. Choat added that he hates to have to sell the property, but that it is 'the right thing to do.' 'It's just the best thing for the city right now,' he said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
05-03-2025
- Entertainment
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Henrietta's Deli celebrating grand opening March 13
TRUSSVILLE, Ala. (Trussville Tribune) — Trussville's newest food destination Henrietta's Deli is set to celebrate its grand opening next Thursday, March 13, offering locals a place to enjoy tasty sandwiches and buy quality ingredients. According to Chris Basinger with the Trussville Tribune, the restaurant has been operating on word of mouth for the last couple of months, but now they are ready to officially open for business. The deli, located in the old Golden Rule Bar-B-Q on the edge of the Trussville Entertainment District, is owned by John Finney. New collection of short stories, essays from Alabama icon Harper Lee to be released this fall Finney started his culinary journey at Jefferson State, and was hired out of school by famed Birmingham chef Frank Stitt to work at Highlands Bar and Grill. There, he worked his way up from making salads to becoming the restaurant's sous-chef, during which Highlands won the James Beard Award. After four years, Finney moved over to Chez Fonfon where he served as the chef de cuisine for the last six years. When the time came for him to open a restaurant of his own, he settled on opening a deli and decided it should be located in the town he calls home. 'I'm just excited to share my vision and my passion with Trussville,' Finney said. 'From talking to people…they're just excited to have something different but really, really good.' The ribbon cutting ceremony will be held on March 13 at 4 p.m. For a sneak preview of Henrietta's, visit Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
