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What to Know as March 5 Vote Decides Everyone From Party Nominees to President

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BirminghamWatch’s 2024 Primary Voter Guide will brief you on what’s on your Republican or Democratic ballot in Jefferson County with profiles of candidates, sample ballots and takeouts on key races. (Provided)

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Voters go to the polls March 5 to select party nominees for offices from the White House, to Congress to the courthouse. BirminghamWatch’s 2024 Primary Voter Guide will brief you on what’s on your Republican or Democratic ballot in Jefferson County with profiles of candidates, sample ballots and takeouts on key races.

Also on the ballot is an amendment to streamline the way the Legislature votes on local legislation that affects only one county or area.

In some of the most closely watched races, voters will be deciding on party nominees for newly redrawn Congressional Districts, two of which take in parts of Jefferson County. If you are unsure which districts you vote, visit  AlabamaVotes.gov to look up your address.

In your Voter Guide, you will find:

Candidate Bios, Democrats

Candidate Bios, Republicans

Sample Ballots

On Congressional District 7, Democrats

Chris Davis Is Following His Parents’ Example in Running for the 7th Congressional District

Chris Davis bio

Terri Sewell Says She’s a Product of Congressional District 7 and Focused on Its People

Terri A. Sewell bio

Congressional District 7, Republican Race

On Congressional District 6, Republicans

Meet the Republican Congressional District 6 Candidates

Congressional District 6 Candidates Voice Views on Palmer’s Incumbency, Other Issues

Candidate Bios, Profiles and Issue Stories From the Race to Become the Next Alabama Chief Justice

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SouthState Bank Adds Five New Members to Birmingham Mortgage Team

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 SouthState Bank announced expansion of its mortgage lending presence in Alabama with new bankers serving Birmingham. The addition coincides with the opening of a new mortgage office. (Adobe Stock)

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SouthState Bank announced expansion of its mortgage lending presence in Alabama with new bankers serving Birmingham. The addition coincides with the opening of a new mortgage office.

“Aspiring and current homeowners in the Birmingham area will find the loan process clearly defined and swiftly completed with guidance from these exceptional lenders. Their knowledge and expertise, as well as their commitment to community improvement, make each banker a welcome asset to SouthState,” said Stephen Cannon, mortgage division co-president.

“We’re excited to welcome these bankers to our team here in Birmingham. Their expertise in the market will serve our clients well as they provide personalized service and a local connection,” adds Patrick Carlton, Birmingham regional president.

The bank’s expanded lending team features two sales managers and three new mortgage bankers.

From left: Jason Lollar, Joel Gardner, John Marbury, Royce Sharp, Zel Brown.

Royce Sharp, leading the team as regional sales manager, uses his 25 years of experience in the mortgage loan business to help people find the perfect home.  A native of Birmingham, he focuses on enhancing the client experience with communication, dedication and transparency. He specializes in all types of mortgage loans, construction, renovation and first-time homebuyers to name a few.

Joel Gardner, mortgage sales manager, has a particular focus on assisting first-time homebuyers and individuals exploring renovation and construction loans. Boasting 11 years in the mortgage sector, he’s established himself as a trusted expert in facilitating the dreams of aspiring homeowners. An active member of various professional organizations, Gardner is affiliated with the National Association of Real Estate Brokers, Birmingham Urban League, Hampton Alumni Association, and Rotaract Club of Birmingham. His commitment to community service is further underscored by his role as a board member of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority and active involvement in the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and the Woodland Park Church of Christ.

SouthState also welcomes new mortgage bankers to the market including:

John Marbury is an experienced mortgage banker with deep-rooted connections to the community and a passion for helping individuals achieve their homeownership dreams. With a career spanning nearly four decades, he has witnessed and adapted to the ever-evolving landscape of mortgage banking. His invaluable experience includes serving as a mortgage broker from 1989 to 2006, providing him with a comprehensive understanding of the intricacies of the mortgage business. In the community, Marbury serves as a tutor for Start the Adventure in Reading.

Jason Lollar specializes in first-time homebuyers, veteran home loans, and jumbo loans. A native of Fairfield, he earned a Juris Doctor from the Birmingham School of Law in 2016 in addition to a bachelor’s degree from Georgia Southwestern State University. His professional experience includes a pivotal role as a grant manager for the international office of Habitat for Humanity, where he effectively managed grants for the Midwest and West Coast. This experience allowed him to contribute significantly to the organization’s mission of providing affordable housing and sustainable communities.

Zel Brown brings three decades of unwavering dedication and expertise to the financial industry. His previous experience includes time as a business owner and a mortgage credit counselor. As a member of the Better Business Bureau and the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System, Brown upholds the highest standards in his practice. Additionally, his status as a Certified Credit Counselor reflects his dedication to maintaining the highest ethical standards in financial services. Brown actively contributes to the community as an organizer of first-time homebuyer workshops.

New ArtPlay Classes for Spring Offer Fun, Creativity and Learning for All Ages

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ArtPlay’s mission is to make the arts accessible to a broad audience and cultivate an understanding of and appreciation for the arts. (Adobe Stock)

By Shannon Thomason | UAB News

Register now for new spring arts classes presented by ArtPlay Community Education at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

ArtPlay’s mission is to make the arts accessible to a broad audience and cultivate an understanding of and appreciation for the arts. Most classes begin in early March and meet weekly. Classes are available from preschool to adult. Private instruction is also available for a variety of skills.

Explore ArtPlay’s offerings online at alysstephens.org/classes. A discount is available for UAB students and employees when registering by phone at 205-975-4769.

Young children

  • Creative Movement for ages 3-4, from 4:30-5 p.m. Wednesdays, March 6 to May 1. Led by teaching artist Kendra Giles. Through movement, imagination, and music/sound, students will learn foundations of dance and explore basic problem-solving, gaining confidence working with peers, repetition in movement to build muscle memory, and rhythmic exploration built into adventures of all shapes and sizes. $80

Elementary and middle school

  • Spring Artplay Kids Acting, for ages 6-12, from 10-10:55 a.m. Saturdays, March 9 to May 4. Led by teaching artist Jennifer Salvant. Students will learn the basics, including theater games, improvisation, monologues, scene work, and voice and diction. $95
  • Spring Musical Theatre Basics, ages 6-12, from 11 a.m.-noon Saturdays, March 9 to May 4. Led by teaching artist Reid Watson. Students will be immersed in the world of musical theater through song, dance, acting and everything needed for the stage. In these cooperative ensemble activities, students will increase their confidence, sense of camaraderie, and the understanding of basic theater techniques. All levels of experience are encouraged to join. If your passion is to perform then this is the course for you. $95
  • Spring Theatre Class Combo, for ages 7-12, from 10 a.m.-noon Saturdays, March 9 to May 4. It’s back-to-back classes in theater with discounted prices for both: Begin with Kids Acting with teaching artist Jennifer Salvant, and go straight into Musical Theatre with teaching artist Reid Watson. $175
  • Drawing Exploration, for ages 7-12, from 4-5 p.m. Mondays, March 4 to April 29. Led by teaching artist Sam Roberts. Students will explore various drawing materials mediums and processes influenced by historical and contemporary artists and processes. $85
  • Teen Exploration of Acting, for ages 12-15, from 6:15-7:15 p.m. Wednesdays, April 3 to May 8. Led by teaching artist David Strickland. Class includes ensemble-building exercises, improvisation games, script analysis and scene work. $75
  • Teen Playwriting, for ages 13-18, from 4:45-5:45 p.m. Wednesdays, April 3 to May 8. Led by teaching artist David Strickland. Learn how to turn unique ideas into a play, from conception to complete draft. $70

High school and adults

  • Mixed Media/Experimental Drawing, ages 16-adult, from 6-7:30 p.m. Mondays, March 4 to April 29. Led by teaching artist Sam Roberts. Explore fundamentals, techniques and processes to expand ideals of drawing and interdisciplinary art. $90
  • Art for the non-Artist, ages 16-adult, from 1-3 p.m. Saturdays, April 13 to May 18. Led by teaching artist Briana Payne. Students will be gently guided into sketchbook activities and asked to keep a sketchbook/creativity journal. Through creative exercises, collage, printmaking and abstract painting, students will learn some basic, easy techniques they can use on their own. A list of supplies to purchase will be provided before classes start. $180
  • Adult Playwriting, from 6-7:30 p.m. Mondays, April 1 to May 20. Led by teaching artist David Strickland. By the end of the course, participants will have a one-act play, and class will culminate with a table read where the work becomes living, breathing theater. $95

Kamala Harris Commemorates Bloody Sunday March in Selma With a Focus on Voting Rights

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The Rev. Al Sharpton, Vice President Kamala Harris, Attorney Ben Crump and the Second Gentleman of the United States Douglas Emhoff walk with hundreds of people across the Edmund Pettus Bridge commemorating the 59th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday Voting Rights March in Selma, Alabama. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

By Kim Chandler | AP News

SELMA, Ala. — Vice President Kamala Harris told thousands gathered for the 59th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday attacks on Civil Rights marchers in Selma, Alabama, that fundamental freedoms are under attack in America even today.

Harris joined those gathered at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge, where voting rights activists were beaten back by law enforcement officers in 1965. The vice president praised the marchers’ bravery as they engaged in a defining moment of the civil rights struggle.

“Today, we know our fight for freedom is not over, because in this moment we are witnessing a full-on attack on hard-fought, hard-won freedoms, starting with the freedom that unlocks all others, the freedom to vote,” Harris said.

She criticized attempts to restrict voting, including limits on early voting, and said the nation is again at a crossroad.

“What kind of country do we want to live in? Do we want to live in a country of freedom, liberty, and justice? Or a country of injustice, hate and fear?” Harris asked, encouraging people to answer with their vote.

She said other fundamental freedoms under attack include “the freedom of a woman to make decisions about her own body.”

Harris paid tribute to the civil rights marchers who walked across the bridge in 1965 knowing they would face certain violence in seeking “a future that was more equal, more just and more free.”

Harris drew parallels between those who worked to stifle the Civil Rights Movement and “extremists” she said are trying to enact restrictions on voting, education, and reproductive care.

Attorney Merrick Garland

Earlier Sunday, Attorney General Merrick Garland spoke at a Selma church service commemorating the anniversary of the attack by Alabama law officers on civil rights demonstrators. He said recent court decisions and certain state legislation have endangered voting rights in much of the nation.

“Since those (court) decisions, there has been a dramatic increase in legislative measures that make it harder for millions of eligible voters to vote and to elect representatives of their choice,” Garland told worshippers at Selma’s Tabernacle Baptist Church, the site of one of the first mass meetings of the voting rights movement.

“Those measures include practices and procedures that make voting more difficult; redistricting maps that disadvantage minorities; and changes in voting administration that diminish the authority of locally elected or nonpartisan election administrators,” he said. “Such measures threaten the foundation of our system of government.”

Decisions by the Supreme Court and lower courts since 2006 have weakened the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which was passed in the wake of the police attacks in Selma, Garland said. The demonstrators were beaten by officers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge on March 7, 1965, as they tried to march across Alabama to support voting rights.

The march and Garland’s speech were among dozens of events during the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee, which began Thursday and culminated Sunday.

The commemoration is a frequent stop for Democratic politicians paying homage to the voting rights movement. Some in the crowd gathered to see Harris speak about the upcoming November election and what appears to be a looming rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.

Khadidah Stone, 27, part of a crowd gathered at the bridge Sunday in light rain before the march, said she sees the work of today’s activists as an extension of those who were attacked in Selma in 1965. Stone works for the voter engagement group Alabama Forward, and was a plaintiff in the Voting Rights case against the state that led to creating a second Alabama congressional district with a substantial number of Black voters. Voters will cast their first ballots in that district on Tuesday.

“We have to continue to fight, because they (voting rights) are under attack,” Stone said.

“Good Trouble”

Nita Hill wore a hat saying “Good Trouble,” a phrase associated with the late Rep. John Lewis, who was beaten on the bridge during Bloody Sunday. Hill, 70, said it is important for Biden supporters to vote in November.

“I believe Trump is trying to take us back,” said Hill, a retired university payroll specialist.

Decades ago, images of the violence that at the bridge stunned Americans, which helped galvanize support for passing the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The law struck down barriers prohibiting Black people from voting.

U.S. Rep. James Clyburn, a Democrat of South Carolina who is leading a pilgrimage to Selma, said he is seeking to “remind people that we are celebrating an event that started this country on a better road toward a more perfect union,” but the right to vote is still not guaranteed.

Clyburn sees Selma as the nexus of the 1960s movement for voting rights, at a time when there currently are efforts to scale back those rights.

“The Voting Rights Act of 1965 became a reality in August of 1965 because of what happened on March 7th of 1965,” Clyburn said.

“We are at an inflection point in this country,” he added. “And hopefully this year’s march will allow people to take stock of where we are.”

Associated Press reporters Terry Spencer in Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Stephen Groves in Washington, D.C.; and Jeff Martin in Atlanta contributed to this report.

 

Hope, Support and Mental Health Wellness for Black Women in Birmingham

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Panelists at the Women's History Month Luncheon at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. From left: Nadia Richardson, Founder of the Black Women's Mental Health Institute; April Simpkins, mental health advocate and mother of Cheslie Kryst; Meesha Emmett, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Alabama Chapter; Tiffany Storey, Founder of Storeyhouse Counseling and Consulting. (Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson Photo, For The Birmingham Times)

By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson | For The Birmingham Times

April Simpkins’s life was forever changed when her daughter, Cheslie Kryst, a model, lawyer and television personality and Miss USA (2019) was lost to suicide three years ago.

Cheslie Kryst, a model, lawyer and television personality and Miss USA was lost to suicide three years ago. (Wikipedia)

Kryst, who according to her mother “was an incredibly humble woman who loved to give back to the community.”

Simpkins said news of Cheslie’s death sent her family into a tailspin and she lost her appetite as a trauma response, even though she is very health conscious. (Simpkins is preparing to run the New York marathon this year for a third time).

Simpkins also consistently worked with a counselor to cope with the trauma as she “just settled Cheslie’s estate in December.”

On Friday, Simpkins was part of a panel moderated by Dr. Nadia Richardson, founder of Black Women’s Mental Health Institute (BWMHI), during its second annual luncheon at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens sponsored by the Birmingham Association of Realtors.

The panel also included Meesha Emmett of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (Alabama Chapter), and Tiffany Storey, Founder of Storeyhouse Counseling and Consulting.

Attendees listened as the panelists discussed holistic mental health wellness from root causes, to glaring symptoms, and even practical treatment options to save lives.

Simpkins said her daughter didn’t advocate for herself but “would redirect everything back to that person (who asked how she was doing) so she did not have to talk about herself and how she was feeling,” said Simpkins.

But her mother, a chief human resources officer for a national organization, said her daughter was in a fight.

In addition to being a beauty pageant titleholder, Kryst was also an attorney and a correspondent for the TV show Extra from October 2019 until her death.

“Cheslie battled persistent depressive disorder. She had low-grade depression all the time,” said Simpkins.

“It’s not to say that she wasn’t happy (at times), but her job (in television) did not give her permission to show up as her authentic self at times she may have needed to,” said Simpkins.

Simpkins will publish her daughter’s book, “By the Time You Read This” next month. Kryst was set to publish it before her suicide.

As the resident clinician on the panel, Storey shared that individuals who are high-functioning and high-achieving need “to make sure they have a good support system in place.”

“When you’re close in a relationship with someone who is highly successful, listening closely to what they say, checking in on them regularly, and being aware of their patterns is important, said Storey.”

Storey said everyone doesn’t show up in typical ways.

She shared her own story of the difficulty in navigating her dad’s death because she wasn’t initially sure how to process her own emotions.

Richardson, who has a background as a University of Alabama at Birmingham instructor, mental health advocate and leadership coach, said she advocates from a personal perspective.

Not only is she well versed in the data, but Richardson also said she manages a mental health challenge in the form of “high functioning, rapid cycling, bipolar two,” which is characterized as experiencing four or more episodes of mania or depression in a year’s timeframe.

“Part of the challenge for individuals who are successful is to express to the people who admire them or celebrate them, that I’m not quite okay,” she said.

Emmett, with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, said the challenge with our community is that, as Black women, “everyone expects us to do everything and to the point that everyone has made, we don’t know how to ask for help.”

In January, her organization launched ‘Let’s Save Lives: An Introduction to Suicide in the African American Community.’

And although Emmett said it’s a good start, “we have to take a more holistic approach in our community,” she said.

Other guests at the luncheon included Birmingham’s first Poet Laureate Salaam Green, who’s also the founder of Literary Healing Arts.

Green said she too has suffered from depression and Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and the information and support resonated deep within her.

“[BWMHI] supports women and breaking barriers. We have suffered silently for too long,” said Green.

Green said her biggest takeaway from the luncheon was the reassurance “for high-achieving Black women to understand the importance of self-advocacy; to be confident that they can take off their superhero capes from time to time; and to know that there is a safe space for them to get help.”

Richardson said next year’s annual event will focus on more solutions to mental health challenges with African American women. She announced that free counseling services are available through the organization thanks to a $300,000 grant from Birmingham City Councilor Crystal Smitherman.

For more on Black Women’s Mental Health Institute visit BWMHI.

After Three Heart Episodes, the ‘Voice of Legion Field’ is a Walking Miracle

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Keith Mims, ‘The Voice of Legion Field,’ Mims has had major heart episodes. Doctors at Brookwood Baptist Medical Center treated the first two with heart catheterizations, but the third required open heart surgery. (Bham Now)

By Sharron Swain | Bham Now

In 2021, Keith Mims’ family had his funeral programs printed. 95 days later, he emerged from the hospital as a walking miracle.

Keep reading for his story, along with expert advice from a Brookwood Baptist Health cardiothoracic surgeon on steps you can take to avoid ending up on the operating table.

Meet Keith Mims

If Keith Mims seems familiar, you may have heard him hosting his own sports show on Summit Media or announcing football games. For years, he announced at Legion Field and for the Alabama High School Athletic Association.

Then in 2019, he developed chest pains and started sweating and vomiting. He quickly called 911 and told the operator “I think I’m having a heart attack; I’ll leave the door open.”

That turned out to be the first of three major heart episodes. Doctors at Brookwood Baptist Medical Center treated the first two with heart catheterizations, but the third was a matter of life or death.

Open heart surgery

This time, Mims’ doctors told him he’d have to have open heart surgery. Ultimately, Mims had a quadruple bypass followed by 65 days in the main hospital, plus another month of inpatient rehab.

Mims spent much of that time in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) at Brookwood Baptist Medical Center. While there, he lost about 40 pounds and couldn’t eat, sit up or use his body.

Once he was able to leave intensive care, his rehab involved learning to walk again with the help of a physical therapist.

“The care that I got at Brookwood was just incredible. Everyone had an overwhelming sense of pride in doing their job in a first-class way. I am so exceptionally grateful for them.”

Now Mims walks two miles on the treadmill seven days a week and lifts weights three days a week, even though his heart only beats at 15% of capacity.

He considers himself lucky to be alive, thanks to the expert care he received.

Shelby Baptist Cardiovascular Unit
Dr. Trent Howard (2nd from left) + team at Shelby Baptist Cardiovascular Unit. (Bham Now)

 

Dr. Trent Howard’s top tips for heart health

After hearing Mr. Mims’ story and dealing with heart issues with a few people in my inner circle, I wanted to speak with a heart surgeon.

My main question: What can we all do to protect our hearts and hopefully keep from ending up on the operating table?

Fortunately, Dr. Trent Howard, a cardiothoracic surgeon at Shelby Baptist was kind enough to spend time answering my questions.

Here are his top tips:

1. Do the things we’ve been told all our lives will help us stay healthy

In case you need a refresher, these include:

  • Control your blood sugar + pressure
  • Don’t smoke—or quit smoking if you do
  • Exercise
  • Make healthy food choices
  • Take your prescribed medications

2. Pay attention to new symptoms

Here are some examples of what not to ignore:

  • Chest pain
  • Feeling lightheaded or dizzy, like you are going to pass out
  • Getting tired or fatigued—more than normal
  • Palpitations
  • Shortness of breath
  • Swelling in your extremities

“All of those things could be symptoms of new heart artery problems, heart rhythm problems or even vascular disease.

If any of these symptoms are new or persistent, they should definitely be checked out by your primary care doctor or your cardiologist if you already have one.

“They can start the process of EKGs, stress tests, heart catheterizations and so on,” said Dr. Howard.

3. Know when to go to the ER

Sometimes you just need to go directly to the emergency room:

“If you’re experiencing new shortness of breath, new chest pain or passing out, you want to get to the emergency room right away.

Don’t spend time trying to get into your doctor or cardiologist because things need to be addressed immediately.

“The ER can do a good job of sorting out what’s going on and what needs to happen,” said Dr. Howard.

What to expect if you go to the ER with heart problems

In the ER, here’s what you can expect:

  • An EKG to trace your heart rhythm
  • Blood work to see if there’s injury to the heart muscle or if you’re in an ongoing heart attack
  • Pulse oximeter to make sure you’re getting enough oxygen
  • Chest X-Ray to rule out various issues

The results of these tests will help determine what’s going on and the treatment pathway.

Here are some of the main options:

  • Hospital admission: for stress tests, heart catheterization or surgery
  • Heart monitor: to determine if you have a heart rhythm problem
  • Cardiologist or electrophysiologist (“heart electrician”): to poinpoint the problem and potential solutions
  • Heart rhythm restoration / stroke prevention: to address a known heart rhythm problem

Protect your heart—it’s the only one you haveI don’t know about you, but after hearing Keith Mims’ story and getting Dr. Howard’s tips, I’m feeling pretty motivated to take some actions to protect my health.

“These are the things you can do to prevent winding up in the cardiologist’s office or in the operating room,” Dr. Howard said.

For more on the modern, mobile guide to Birmingham, visit www.bhamnow.com.

 

Ability to Treat Patients Who Require Blood in Peril, Donations at 20-Year Low

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The number of blood donors is at an all-time low going back 20 years, according the American Red Cross. This has led to a critical shortage of blood supplies across the country. (UAB photo)

By Rosalind Fournier | UAB News

The number of blood donors is at an all-time low going back 20 years, according the American Red Cross. This has led to a critical shortage of blood supplies across the country — to the point that the organization declared an emergency blood shortage in January 2024.

Investigators at UAB recently published research in JAMA which shows that the nation’s ability to treat patients who require blood on any given day is in peril. Our nation’s ability to treat the patients who require blood on any given day — from victims of mass-casualty events to those undergoing treatment for cancer — is in serious peril, according to a new paper, “The Bloody Transfusion Problem,” published in the Journal of the American Medicine Association (JAMA).

John B. Holcomb, M.D., professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. (UAB)

John B. Holcomb, M.D., professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery and lead author, paints a picture that extends beyond technical research into the economics, politics, and logistics of solving the country’s problems surrounding blood supply and usage. These include the alarmingly inadequate supply of blood overall alongside the need for shelf-stable blood products; the near-absence of blood products available in prehospital settings; and the need to sustain consistent research funding for trauma studies of hemorrhagic shock.

Key findings show that fewer than a third of hospitals which received blood components from the American Red Cross in 2019 routinely had platelets ready for transfusions. Among prehospital systems including helicopters and ground ambulances, fewer than one percent have prehospital transfusion programs. And overall, throughout the United States, the rate of blood donation is falling. In fact, the Red Cross recently declared an emergency blood shortage and reported that the number of U.S. blood donors is at all-time low going back 20 years. The consequences are amplified by a staggering amount of trauma, currently the leading cause of life-years lost among people between one and 75 years of age and costing the United States billions annually.

Translating trauma care

Holcomb has been studying these issues for most of his career, which spans from treating soldiers on the battlefield to civilian trauma care; Holcomb has a wealth of experience as a retired army colonel who served as the Commander of the United States Army Institute of Surgical Research and Trauma Consultant for the Army Surgeon General from 2002 to 2008.

Holcomb describes a seminal moment early in his trauma career. During his surgical residency, he had been trained to resuscitate patients primarily with crystalloid, followed by red cells, plasma, and platelets in sequential order.

“The patients became incredibly deluded and coagulopathic,” Holcomb said.

After he first deployed with the Joint Special Operations Command in Somalia in 1983, he started giving fresh whole blood to trauma patients.

“It was remarkable to see the physiologic effect, the lack of coagulopathic bleeding, and how well the patients did with fresh, whole blood available,” Holcomb said.Holcomb identifies that experience as an impetus for his ongoing efforts to advocate for changes in the U.S. civilian and military blood supply. The improvements in outcome Holcomb witnessed on the battlefield have been confirmed by government-sponsored studies, resulting in changes in practice at trauma centers around the world.

Still, Holcomb estimates it will require hundreds of millions of dollars to mitigate injury’s societal impact and create lasting change.

Waging the battle

Meanwhile, Holcomb sees much work left to be done to address the other problems outlined in his research. One issue of grave concern surrounds care in the prehospital setting.

According to the paper, “Although the use of prehospital blood products is standard of care within the deployed Department of Defense trauma system only a limited number (<1 percent) of civilian prehospital systems have implemented prehospital transfusion programs despite high-quality evidence supporting a mortality benefit in this setting.”

Meanwhile, 33 percent of hospitals themselves that received blood components from the American Red Cross in 2019 did not routinely have platelets ready to transfuse to bleeding patients.

There are also issues of disparity, with rural, minority, and disadvantaged trauma patients impacted more heavily than others.

“Patients who already have a disproportionate death rate also disproportionately do not have blood available in the EMS agencies that serve their zip codes,” Holcomb said. “There is an economic disparity that trickles down into health disparities and causes more people to die unnecessarily. It’s that simple.”

The requirements of cold-chain blood storage present an additional challenge in civilian, especially prehospital, and military applications.

“Imagine a doctor in Syria working out of a backpack,” Holcomb said. “Keeping the blood products cold is difficult.”

To overcome this, Holcomb is a strong advocate for getting shelf-stable blood products to market, a goal multiple countries around the world have already achieved. He is optimistic that shelf-stable blood products will be available in U.S. within the next couple of years.

“The units donated are going down while the need for blood goes up,” Holcomb said, pointing to the estimation presented in the paper that more than 55,000 additional donors will be required for the new prehospital blood program implementation alone.

The paper advocates for increased reimbursement for blood-collection centers as well as payment for donors.

“The testing today is so good that I see no problem with people selling blood and improving the supply of blood product in the United States,” Holcomb said.

The paper states that while the investment required to address the multifaceted issues surrounding the nation’s blood supply, policies, and protocols is significant, improving care is cost effective over the long term. As it is, the costs of trauma to the U.S. are estimated $4.2 trillion a year. The nonmonetary costs are immeasurable.

“This is not abstract,” Holcomb said. “It’s personal. This involves our kids, our spouses, and our parents as they go about their everyday lives. The death rate from lack of blood prehospital alone is extraordinary and can be prevented.”

He added that these issues have been discussed within the transfusion and trauma communities for years, but he hopes the publication will reach a wider audience and ultimately affect greater change.

Co-authors of “The Bloody Transfusion Problem” are William K. Hoots, M.D., professor emeritus in the Departments of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston and Travis Polk, M.D., director of the Combat Casualty Care Research Program, U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command, Uniformed Service University of Health Sciences in Fort Detrick, Maryland.

Visit www.redcross.org/give to find a location near you where you can donate blood.

UAB Computer Science Students Earn Big Wins at Alabama’s Largest Hackathon

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The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s team of four Department of Computer Science students was the top winner at Auburn Hacks 2024, the state of Alabama’s largest hackathon, along with an award for the best use of MongoDB, a developer data platform. (UAB)

By Tehreem Kham | UAB News

The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s team of four Department of Computer Science students was the top winner at Auburn Hacks 2024, the state of Alabama’s largest hackathon, along with an award for the best use of MongoDB, a developer data platform.

At Auburn Hacks 2024, a 24-hour event where students from universities across the Southeast united to build technical projects, the UAB team stood out among others by utilizing core engineering and hacking into a practical program to develop a project with real-world applications.

The team created a resume feedback website allowing users to enter their resume and a job description to get personalized, immediate feedback. The feedback will be tailored to the role the user is applying for, and it will also advise on things to improve and edit, alongside guiding the user if they are a good fit for the role.

“I am so proud of the hard work of these students,” said Department Chair Yuliang Zheng, Ph.D. “Students in our computer science program experience comprehensive education, thanks to our balanced curriculum. We place a strong emphasis on cultivating theoretical knowledge and technical skills in computing alongside hands-on experience to develop vital soft skills in our students. This holistic approach equips our students with the proficiency to apply cutting-edge knowledge to innovate solutions to real-world problems.”The winning team included the following College of Arts and Sciences students:

The hackathon provided a collaborative environment for Gathara, competitive energy for Nettles, an opportunity to innovate for Kunapaneni, an opportunity to learn and apply niche computer science skills for Patel, and a unique, fun experience for all, according to these students.

Learn more about computer science degrees and careers here.

Applying computer science knowledge

Auburn Hacks presented an opportunity for these students to apply what they learned in their classes to real-world problems and develop an innovative project. They used class knowledge from their natural language processing courses taught by John Osborne, Ph.D., assistant professor, and artificial intelligence courses taught by Thomas Gilray, Ph.D., assistant professor.

“UAB’s computer science classes equipped me with the knowledge needed for this competition,” Gathara said. “The two classes that shine are NLP and AI. Our project dealt with both AI and, more specifically, the NLP subset of AI. The concepts I learned in these classes directly translated into the program that we built.”

A major part of Patel’s portion of the project was a top-down parser that would analyze and break down code or text data into individual components that are easy to understand or process.

“I would not have been able to do this if it were not for the automata and the programming languages courses, which exposed me to making parsers,” Patel said.

Working in the High Performance Automated Reasoning Lab under Gilray and taking graduate courses helped Kunapaneni develop problem-solving skills especially required to understand different perspectives toward solving the same problems.

Lessons from the hackathon

The students say this rigorous project-building competition at Auburn Hacks has taught them lifelong lessons, furthering their innovative and collaborative skills.

“My biggest takeaway was how to communicate within a team to put together a product in a short period,” Gathara said.

For Nettles, the biggest lesson was the value of interdisciplinary collaboration as the competition featured coders from multiple fields ranging from engineering to psychology. He found that constant communication and working alongside driven peers can go a long way when working on a passion project.

“We had only 24 hours to focus on one project, which meant having something viable quickly, and then iterating to make it better rather than trying to solve it all in one go,” Kunapaneni said.

Synchronization is key when managing a team project, which was the primary lesson for Patel. He learned a project management process that entails steps ranging from planning to finally bringing together individual components to complete the project.

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Employment

 

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ACCOUNTS PAYABLE CLERK

 

BJCC, is recruiting for an Accounts Payable Clerk, for information & to apply visit https://www.bjcc.org/jobs/ or send resume to careers@bjcc.org /fax resume 205-458-8530.

 

 

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GROUNDSKEEPER

 

BJCC, is recruiting for a Groundskeeper, for information & to apply visit https://www.bjcc.org/jobs/ or send resume to careers@bjcc.org /fax resume 205-458-8530.

 

 

 

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GUEST RELATIONS AMBASSADOR

 

BJCC, is recruiting for a Guest Relations Ambassador, for information & to apply visit https://www.bjcc.org/jobs/ or send resume to careers@bjcc.org /fax resume 205-458-8530.

 

 

 

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CITYWALK AMBASSADOR PART TIME AND DOG PARK ATTENDANT PART TIME

 

BJCC, is recruiting for a CityWalk Ambassador Part Time and a Dog Park Attendant Part time, for information & to apply visit https://www.bjcc.org/jobs/ or send resume to careers@bjcc.org /fax resume 205-458-8530.

 

 

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DATA BASE ARCHITECT-ENT

 

UAB Health System seeks one Database Architect-ENT at its Birmingham, AL location. Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems or related field, and 8 years (96 months) of experience in Database Architect or related position where required experience can be gained: 96 months of Oracle Database Admin experience. 24 months of hands-on experience with Cerner Enterprise Medical Records database, including:

 

Cerner Domain operational hooks into the Oracle database

Cerner CCL calls into the Oracle database

Cerner bolt-on / ancillary solution connections to the Oracle database

Impact on Oracle Database with regards to Cerner Package implementations

Identify and associate SQLs in the database specifically tied to various Cerner Millennium modules

Cerner PowerInsight ETL (ExtractTransformLoad) processes

Cerner Database object relationships

Cerner specific Database High Availability implementation

Customized Cerner Database upgrade implementation

724 Cerner DRToolkit database implementation for disaster recovery

 

OR any equivalent combination of experience, training, education and/or certification from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been obtained. Visit UAB Health System’s employment website at https://www.uabmedicine.org/careers/ for more information and to apply.

 

 

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LEGAL

 

 

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CASE NO. CV-2023-904210

 

THE BIRMINGHAM LAND BANK AUTHORITY, a Public Corporation,

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

 

TO: ALABAMA HOME MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC.;GROVER S. MCLEOD (DECEASED); ESME HOPE MCLEOD (DECEASED); RUTH C. PARHAM (DECEASED); GWENDOLYN LONGMIRE (DECEASED); DAVIDA LASHUN LONGMIRE; ALTRISSE MONTRISE COLEMAN; DAVID K. LONGMIRE; DAVID J. LONGMIRE; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein.

 

TAKE NOTICE that on November 20, 2023, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

Property Address: 1521 11th Street North, Birmingham, Alabama 35204

 

Tax Parcel ID No.: 22-00-26-2-011-005.000

 

Legal Description: COM AT NE INTER 15TH AVE N & 11TH ST N TH N 240 FT TO POB TH E 108 FT TH N 38 FT TH W 52 FT TH N 36 FT TH SW 75 FT TH S 18 FT TO POB

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for April 5, 2024, in Room 670, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 9:30 A.M. The judgement of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St., Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Attorney Jameria Johnson Moore, Sperling & Moore Law Office at (205) 868-3016.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in The Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this cause before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

Jacqueline Anderson Smith, Circuit Clerk

 

 

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CASE NO. CV-2023-900013

 

THE BIRMINGHAM LAND BANK AUTHORITY, a Public Corporation,

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

 

TO: C & S VENTURES, INC.; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein.

 

TAKE NOTICE that on January 3, 2024, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

Property Address: 1814 15th Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama 35234

 

Tax Parcel ID No.: 22-00-26-1-019-005.000

 

Legal Description: SW 45 FEET OF LOT 11 AND THE SW 35 FEET OF LOT 12, BLOCK 5, HENRY & COPELAND SURVEY AS RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 1, PAGE 25, IN THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE OF PROBATE OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA.

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for April 5, 2024, in Room 340, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 9:00 A.M. The judgement of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St., Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Attorney Jameria Johnson Moore, Sperling & Moore Law Office at (205) 868-3016.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in The Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this cause before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

Jacqueline Anderson Smith, Circuit Clerk

 

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CASE NO. CV-2023-904183

 

THE BIRMINGHAM LAND BANK AUTHORITY, a Public Corporation,

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

 

TO: FERNANDO E. MCKEITHEN; MARTINIS C. MCKEITHEN (DECEASED); J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein.

 

TAKE NOTICE that on November 17, 2023 the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

Property Address: 1429 12th Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama 35204

 

Tax Parcel ID No.: 22-00-26-4-033-001.000

 

Legal Description: EAST 50’ OF THE NORTH 128.5’ OF LOT 1, BLOCK 29, ACCORDING TO THE SURVEY OF J.M. WARE, AS RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 3, PAGE 120, IN THE PROBATE OFFICE OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA. MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGIN WHERE THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY OF 15TH ST NORTH INTERSECTS THE SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY OF 12TH AVENUE NORTH; THENCE SOUTHWEST 50 FEET; THENCE SOUTHEAST 128.6 FEET; THENCE NORTHEAST 50 FEET; THENCE NORTHWEST 128 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for April 15, 2024 in Room 360, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 9:00 A.M. The judgement of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St., Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Attorney Jameria Johnson Moore, Sperling & Moore Law Office at (205) 868-3016.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in The Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this cause before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

Jacqueline Anderson Smith, Circuit Clerk

 

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CASE NO. CV-2023-900011

 

THE BIRMINGHAM LAND BANK AUTHORITY, a Public Corporation,

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

 

TO: GLORIA N. WINSTON; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein.

 

TAKE NOTICE that on January 2, 2024 the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

Property Address: 1518 11th Street North, Birmingham, Alabama 35204

 

Tax Parcel ID No.: 22-00-26-2-010-001.000

 

Legal Description: POINT OF BEGINNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE WEST LINE OF 11TH STREET NORTH AND THE SE LINE OF 1-65; THENCE SOUTH 47S FEET ALONG STREET; THENCE W 72S FEET TO I-65; THENCE NE 85S FEET ALONG I-65 TO POINT OF BEGINNING, IN THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE OF PROBATE OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA.

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for April 15, 2024 in Room 360, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 9:00 A.M. The judgement of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St., Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Attorney Jameria Johnson Moore, Sperling & Moore Law Office at (205) 868-3016.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in The Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this cause before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

Jacqueline Anderson Smith, Circuit Clerk

 

 

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CASE NO. CV-2023-904225

 

THE BIRMINGHAM LAND BANK AUTHORITY, a Public Corporation,

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

 

TO: JESSIE BROWN, JR. (DECEASED); JOHN T. BROWN; VIVIAN JUNE BROWN; JOHN LANIER; GENEVA DOUGLAS; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA;  and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein.

 

TAKE NOTICE that on November 20, 2023, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

Property Address: 1411 12th Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama 35204

 

Tax Parcel ID No.: 22-00-26-4-033-003.000

 

Legal Description: BEGIN AT 150 FEET SOUTH, WEST OF WHERE THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF WAY OF 12TH AVENUE NORTH INTERSECTS WITH THE RIGHT OF WAY OF 15TH STREET NORTH; THENCE SOUTHWEST 50 FEET; SOUTHEAST 128.6 FEET; NORTHEAST 50 FEET; NORTHWEST 128.6 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. BEING PART OF LOT 1, BLOCK 29, OF THE J. M. WARE SURVEY AS RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 3, PAGE 120, IN THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE OF PROBATE OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA.

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for April 5, 2024, in Room 340, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 9:00 A.M. The judgement of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St., Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Attorney Jameria Johnson Moore, Sperling & Moore Law Office at (205) 868-3016.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in The Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this cause before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

Jacqueline Anderson Smith, Circuit Clerk

 

 

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CASE NO. CV-2023- 904204

 

THE BIRMINGHAM LAND BANK AUTHORITY, a Public Corporation,

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

 

TO: H.L. HAHN A/K/A HERBERT RANSOM HAHN; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein.

 

TAKE NOTICE that on November 20, 2023, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint, and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

Property Address: 1531 18th Place North, Birmingham, Alabama 35234

 

Tax Parcel ID No.: 22-00-26-1-018-002.000

 

Legal Description: LOT 13 AND THE EAST 40 FEET OF LOT 12, IN BLOCK 4, HENRY & COPELAND SURVEY, IN THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE OF PROBATE JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA.

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for April 5, 2024, in Room 340, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 9:00 A.M. The judgement of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St., Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Attorney Jameria Johnson Moore, Sperling & Moore Law Office at (205) 868-3016.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in The Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this case before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

Jacqueline Anderson Smith, Circuit Clerk

 

 

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CASE NO. CV-2023-900006

 

THE BIRMINGHAM LAND BANK AUTHORITY, a Public Corporation,

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

 

TO: LUEBIDA BYRD A/K/A LUEBIRDABYRD; LUEBIDA BYRD A/K/A LUEBIRDIA BYRD; BURGESS BYRD (DECEASED); ADRIAN LAMONTE BYRD; JACQUELYN L. BYRD; RUDOLPH BYRD; ALPHONIA BYRD (DECEASED); ANNIE BYRD GREER (DECEASED); RAY L. GREER;J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein.

 

TAKE NOTICE that on January 2, 2024, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint, and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

Property Address: 1414 18th Street North, Birmingham, Alabama 35204

 

Tax Parcel ID No.: 22-00-26-1-024-010.000

 

Legal Description: BEGIN AT NW INTERSECTION OF 14TH AVENUE N & 18TH STREET NORTH THEN RUN NW-90 FEET NE-42S FEET, NW-50 FEET TO POINT OF BEGINNING. THENCE NW-50 FEET SW-125 120S FEET SE-50 FEET NE 125 120S FEET TO POINT OF BEGINNING. LYING IN SW ¼ OF NE ¼ OF SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 17 SOUTH, RANGE 3

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for April 5, 2024, in Room 670, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 9:00 A.M. The judgement of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St., Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Attorney Jameria Johnson Moore, Sperling & Moore Law Office at (205) 868-3016.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in The Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this case before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

Jacqueline Anderson Smith, Circuit Clerk

 

 

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CASE NO. CV-2024-900308

 

THE BIRMINGHAM LAND BANK AUTHORITY, a Public Corporation,

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

 

TO: WINN J ENTERPRISES, LLC; PLYMOUTH SPV2, INC.; ALA LTD.; PLYMOUTH PARK TAX SERVICES LLC; STATE OF ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein,

 

TAKE NOTICE that on January 23, 2024, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint, and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

Property Address 8327 2nd Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama 35206

 

Tax Parcel ID No.: 01-23-00-11-2-020-002.003

 

Legal Description: Lot A, according to a Resurvey of Lots 15A and 16A, of Resurvey of Lots 15 and Part of Lots 14 and 16, in Block 154, East Lake, as recorded in Map Book 143, Page 14, in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Jefferson County, Alabama, situated in Jefferson County, Alabama (It appears said legal is the same as that certain legal described in Instrument No. 2023070770 as follows: LOT A RESUR OF LOTS 15-A & 16-A PT OF BLK 154 EAST LAKE 143/14)

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for April 22, 2024, in Room 360, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 8:30 A.M. The judgment of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St., Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Cherokee W. Wooley, Law Offices of Thomas J. Skinner, IV, LLC, at (205) 802-2545.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in The Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this cause before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

Jacqueline Anderson Smith, Circuit Clerk

 

 

BT02/29/2024

 

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CASE NO. CV-2024-900315.00

 

THE BIRMINGHAM LAND BANK AUTHORITY, a Public Corporation,

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

 

TO: GENIENE DANIELLE WRIGHT and unknown heirs of GENIENE DANIELLE WRIGHT; ALBERT THOMAS WRIGHT; 1ST FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION; AMERICA’S FIRST FEDERAL CREDIT UNION; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein,

 

TAKE NOTICE that on January 23, 2024, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint, and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

Property Address: 1621 35th Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama 35207

 

Tax Parcel ID No.: 01-22-00-15-4-027-004.000

 

Legal Description: Lot 6, in Block 113, according to the Survey of North Birmingham Land Company’s Addition #5, to North Birmingham, as recorded in Map Book 8, Page 105, in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Jefferson County, Alabama, situated in Jefferson County, Alabama (It appears said legal is the same as that certain legal described in Instrument No.2018073560 as follows: LOT 6 BLK 113 NORTH BHAM LAND COS ADD #5)

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for April 22, 2024, in Room 360, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 8:30 A.M. The judgment of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St., Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Cherokee W. Wooley, Law Offices of Thomas J. Skinner, IV, LLC, at (205) 802-2545.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in the Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this cause before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

Jacqueline Anderson Smith, Circuit Clerk

 

BT02/29/2024

 

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CASE NO. CV-2023-903593

 

THE BIRMINGHAM LAND BANK AUTHORITY, a Public Corporation,

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

 

TO: ESTATE OF ALMA MITCHELL; DOROTHY MITCHELL; MOORING TAX ASSET GROUP, LLC; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; AND JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA, and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein,

 

TAKE NOTICE that on October 9, 2023, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

East 50 feet of West 250 feet of South 90 feet of Block 1, Henry and Copeland, as recorded in Map Book 1 Page 25 in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Jefferson County, Alabama.

 

It appears said legal is the same as that certain legal described in Instrument Number 2019111495 as follows: P O B 350 FT S W OF THE N W INTER OF 19TH ST N & 13TH CT N TH S W 50 FT ALG CT TH N W 90 FT TH N E 50 FT TH S E 90 FT TO P O B BEING PT OF BLK 1 HENRY & COPELAND

 

and assigned Parcel ID No. 22-00-26-1-031-013.000

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION.  The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for April 22, 2024, in Room 360, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 8:30 a.m. The judgment of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority.  Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued.  FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St., Birmingham, AL 35203.  The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Jake A. Kiser at (205) 918-5037.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in The Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this case before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

Jacqueline Anderson Smith, Circuit Clerk

 

 

BT02/29/2024

 

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CASE NO. CV-2023-904531

 

THE BIRMINGHAM LAND BANK AUTHORITY, a Public Corporation,

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

 

TO: PATRICIA MADDOX, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF ESTATE OF EULA J. CHANEY; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; AND JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA, and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein,

 

TAKE NOTICE that on December 14, 2023, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

The Southeasterly 115 feet of Lot 8, in Block 2, according to the map of property of Henry & Copeland, as recorded in Map Book 1, Page 25, in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Jefferson County, Alabama

 

It appears said legal is the same as that certain legal described in Instrument Number 2018031040 as follows: S 115 ft of Lot 8 BLK 2 Henry Copeland Sur

 

and assigned Parcel ID No. 22-00-26-1-030-011.000

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION.  The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for April 22, 2024, in Room 360, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 8:30 a.m. The judgment of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority.  Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued.  FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St, Birmingham, AL 35203.  The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Jake A. Kiser at (205) 918-5037.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in The Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this case before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

Jacqueline Anderson Smith, Circuit Clerk

 

 

BT02/29/2024

 

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CASE NO. CV-2023-904269

 

THE BIRMINGHAM LAND BANK AUTHORITY, a Public Corporation,

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

 

TO: SOLUTION SYSTEMS, LLC; FIRST FINANCIAL BANK; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein,

 

The Birmingham Land Bank Authority (the “Land Bank”), a public corporation organized under the laws of the State of Alabama, filed a Petition to Quiet Title and Foreclosure (the “Petition”) on the property described herein on November 26, 2023, in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County and recorded or will record a Notice of Pending Quiet Title and Foreclosure Action (the “Lis Pendens”) in the Probate Court of Jefferson County. Notice is hereby given that a final hearing was set to be heard on April 19, 2024 at 9:45 A.M. ( continued from  February 9, 2024 at 10:00 a.m.) at the Jefferson County Courthouse, Courtroom 670, 716 Richard Arrington, Jr. Boulevard, North, Birmingham, Alabama 35203. The property that is the subject of this hearing is described as follows:

 

Property Address: 212 59th Street N, Birmingham, Alabama 35212

 

Tax Parcel ID No.:  23-00-21-1-006-012.000 a/k/a 0123002110060120000000

 

Legal Description:  A lot 48 feet by 150 feet in the Northwest Quarter (NW ¼) of the Northeast Quarter (NE ¼) of Section 21, Township 17, Range 2 West, more particularly described as follows: Begin at a point on the western side of 59th Street (formerly Vildibill Ave) 147 feet Northwardly from the Northwest corner of 59th Street and Pauline Ave. (now 2nd Avenue North); thence Northward along the western side of 59th Street 48 feet; thence westwardly parallel with the North line of Second Avenue 150 feet to a 15 foot strip to be kept open for property owners of said block; thence southwardly parallel with 59th Street 49 feet; thence Eastwardly parallel with the North line of Second Avenue 150 feet to the point of beginning, being according to the map of Copeland Survey which is recorded in the Probate Office of Jefferson County, Alabama in Map Book 1, Page 25. Situated in Jefferson County, Alabama a/k/a POB 50 FT S SE OF SW INTER 59TH ST N & 2ND CT N TH SE-48 FT S SW-150 FT S NW-48 FT S NE-150 FT S TO POB SEC 21 TWSP 17 S R 2W

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION.  The judgment of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority.  Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975 et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued.  FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE FIVE-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.  The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 20th Street North, Birmingham, Alabama 35203 and may be contacted care of the City of Birmingham Law

Department at 205-254-2117.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in The Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this case before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

Signed this 12th day of February, 2024.

 

Jacqueline Anderson Smith, Circuit Clerk

 

 

BT02/29/2024

 

 

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CASE NO. CV-2024-900039

 

THE BIRMINGHAM LAND BANK AUTHORITY, a Public Corporation,

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

 

TO: BETTY J. GRAVES (DECEASED); ROY L. GRAVES (DECEASED); DENNIS L. GRAVES; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein.

 

TAKE NOTICE that on January 4, 2024, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint, and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

Property Address: 1517 18th Street North, Birmingham, Alabama 35234

 

Tax Parcel ID No.: 22-00-26-1-019-003.000

 

Legal Description: LOT 6 AND 7, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 1, PAGE 2, OF THE HENRY & COPELAND SURVEY OF BIRMINGHAM, IN THE NE ¼ OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 17 SOUTH, RANGE 3 WEST, JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA.

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for April 19, 2024, in Room 340, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 8:30 A.M. The judgement of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St., Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Attorney Jameria Johnson Moore, Sperling & Moore Law Office at (205) 868-3016.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in The Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this case before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

Jacqueline Anderson Smith, Circuit Clerk

 

 

BT02/29/2024

 

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CASE NO. CV-2024-900086

 

THE BIRMINGHAM LAND BANK AUTHORITY, a Public Corporation,

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

 

TO: ELIZABETH DAVIS BATCHELDER; JEMISON REALTY; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein.

 

TAKE NOTICE that on January 4, 2024, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint, and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

Property Address: 1845 17th Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama 35234

 

Tax Parcel ID No.: 22-00-26-1-012-002.000

 

Legal Description: BEG 445 FT E OF INTER OF R R/W 17TH AVENUE N & W/L OF NE ¼ TH E 50 FT TH S 198 FT TH W 28 FT TH NW 28 FT TH N 175 FT TO POB LYING IN NW ¼ OF NE ¼ SEC 26 TSP 17 R 3.

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for April 19, 2024, in Room 340, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama at 8:30 A.M. The judgement of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St., Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Attorney Jameria Johnson Moore, Sperling & Moore Law Office at (205) 868-3016.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in The Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this case before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

Jacqueline Anderson Smith, Circuit Clerk

 

 

BT02/29/2024

 

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CASE NO. CV-2024-900084

 

THE BIRMINGHAM LAND BANK AUTHORITY, a Public Corporation,

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

 

TO: TOMMIE WINSTON, SR. (DECEASED); TOMMIE WINSTON, JR.; ANNIE LEE WINSTON (DECEASED); JAMES MASON; MONDRETTA M. PERDUE; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein.

 

TAKE NOTICE that on January 8, 2024 the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

Property Address: 1620 17th Street North, Birmingham, Alabama 35204

 

Tax Parcel ID No.: 22-00-26-2-008-014.000

 

Legal Description: LOT 1, ACCORDING TO THE SURVEY OF GURLEYVILLE, AS RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 1, PAGES 124 AND 125, IN THE PROBATE OFFICE OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA.

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for May 1, 2024, at 9:00 am in Room 360, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama The judgement of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St., Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Attorney Jameria Johnson Moore, Sperling & Moore Law Office at (205) 868-3016.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in The Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this cause before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

Jacqueline Anderson Smith, Circuit Clerk

 

 

BT02/29/2024

 

 

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CASE NO. CV-2024-900032

 

THE BIRMINGHAM LAND BANK AUTHORITY, a Public Corporation,

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

 

TO: J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein.

 

TAKE NOTICE that on January 4, 2024, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

Property Address: 1644 18th Place North Birmingham, Alabama 35234

 

Tax Parcel ID No.: 22-00-26-1-013-015.000

 

Legal Description: LOT 16, ACCORDING TO THE SURVEY OF H. A. AND J. W. TUCKER, AS RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 3, PAGE 42, IN THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE OF PROBATE OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA.

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for May 1, 2024, at 9:00 am in Room 360, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama. The judgement of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St., Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Attorney Jameria Johnson Moore, Sperling & Moore Law Office at (205) 868-3016.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in The Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this cause before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

Jacqueline Anderson Smith, Circuit Clerk

 

 

BT02/29/2024

 

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CASE NO. CV-2024-900042

 

THE BIRMINGHAM LAND BANK AUTHORITY, a Public Corporation,

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

 

TO: O.M.C. INC; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein.

 

TAKE NOTICE that on January 4, 2024, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint, and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

Property Address: 1306 17th Street North, Birmingham, Alabama 35204

 

Tax Parcel ID No.: 22-00-26-4-021-013.000

 

Legal Description: PART OF LOT 1 AND 2 BLOCK 20, ACCORDING TO THE SURVEY OF J. M. WARE AS RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 158, PAGE 131 IN THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE OF PROBATE OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: POB 50 FT SE OF TH SW INTER OF 13TH CT N & 17TH ST N TH SE 50 FT ALG ST TH SW 120 FT TO ALLEY TH NW 50 FT TH NE 120 FT TO POB BEING PT OF LOTS 1 & 2 BLK 20 J M WARE SURVEY.

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for May 1, 2024, at 9:00 am in Room 360, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama. The judgement of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St., Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Attorney Jameria Johnson Moore, Sperling & Moore Law Office at (205) 868-3016.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in The Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this cause before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

Jacqueline Anderson Smith, Circuit Clerk

 

 

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CASE NO. CV-2024-900022

 

THE BIRMINGHAM LAND BANK AUTHORITY, a Public Corporation,

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

 

TO: JOY D. FAUGHT; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein.

 

TAKE NOTICE that on January 3, 2024, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint, and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

Property Address: 1664 18th Street North Birmingham, Alabama 35204

 

Tax Parcel ID No.: 22-00-26-2-003-006.000

 

Legal Description: BEGIN AT A POINT ON THE NORTH SIDE OF JASPER STREET IS INTERSECTED BY THE WEST LINE OF A LOT FORMERLY OWNED BY W.S. DAVIS DESCRIBED IN A DEED OF SAID LOT MADE BY R.A. JONES AND N.E. JONES TO SAID DAVIS, DATED 14TH DAY OF OCTOBER 1889, AND RECORDED IN VOLUME 129, PAGE 178, IN THE PROBATE OFFICE OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA; THENCE RUN NORTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID WEST LINE OF SAID DAVIS LOT 190 FEET TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF SAID ALLEY 59 ½ FEET; THENCE IN A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION AND PARALLEL WITH SAID LOT LINE 190 FEET, TO THE NORTH LINE OF JASPER STREET; THENCE ALONG THE SAID NORTH LINE OF SAID STREET 59 ½ FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; BEING IN THE NE ¼ OF THE NW ¼ OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 17, RANGE 3 WEST, SITUATED IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA.

 

DESCRIBED ON THE TAX DEED AS: COMMERCE AT A POINT WHERE SE ROW OF 17TH CT N INTERSECTS THE E ROW OF I-65; THENCE SW 69S FEET; SE 70S FEET TO POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NE 126S FEET; SE 59S FEET; SW 135S FEET; NW 55S FEET TO BEGINNING.

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for May 6, 2024, at 9:00 am in Room 360, Jefferson County Courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama. The judgement of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th St., Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Attorney Jameria Johnson Moore, Sperling & Moore Law Office at (205) 868-3016.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in The Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this cause before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

Jacqueline Anderson Smith, Circuit Clerk

 

 

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CASE NO. CV-2023-904580

 

THE BIRMINGHAM LAND BANK AUTHORITY, a Public Corporation,

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

 

TO: JOSEPHINE LEWIS, DECEASED; BAMA LTD; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein.

 

TAKE NOTICE that on December 19, 2023, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

Part of Lot 2, in Block 15, in the survey of the property of J.M. Ware Estate, according to the map thereof recorded in the Probate Office of Jefferson County, Alabama in deed Book 158, page 131, and being more particularly described as follows: Commence at the intersection of the North line of Mamie Avenue with the West line of 17th Street; thence in a westerly direction along said north line of Mamie Avenue 180 feet for the Point of Beginning; thence in a northerly direction and parallel with the said west line of 17th Street, 119 1/4 feet; thence in a Westerly direction and parallel to Mamie Avenue 50 feet to the West line of said Lot 2; thence in a southerly direction and parallel to the southwest line of 17th Street 119 1/4 feet to the north line of Mamie Avenue; thence in an easterly direction along the said north line of Mamie Avenue 50 feet to the Point of Beginning, a/k/a W 50 FT

OF S 119.3 FT LOT 2 JM WARE EST BLK 15

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for April 19, 2024, in Room 340, 716 Richard Arrington, Jr. Boulevard North, Jefferson County Courthouse, Birmingham, Alabama 35203. The judgement of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th Street, Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Greer B. Mallette, Christian & Small, LLP, 505 20th Street North, Suite 1800 Financial Center, Birmingham, AL 35203 at (205) 795-6588.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in The Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this cause before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

Dated this the 26th day of February, 2024.

 

Jacqueline Anderson Smith, Circuit Clerk

 

 

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CASE NO. CV-2023-904496

 

THE BIRMINGHAM LAND BANK AUTHORITY, a Public Corporation,

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

 

TO: VALUE TRUST SERVICES, as Trustee for 7001 11th Place N  Trust; WE CARE CONSULTING, LLC;  J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein.

 

TAKE NOTICE that on December 12, 2023, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

A Part of Block 3, of the J.M.Ware Survey, as recorded in Deed Volume 158, Page 131, in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Jefferson County, Alabama, being more  particularly described as follows:

 

Commence at the intersection of the West line of 12th Street with the North line 10th Avenue North; thence run in a Northerly direction along the West line of 12th Street for a distance of 0 feet; thence turn an angle to the left of 90 degrees and run in a Westerly direction for a distance of 108 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence continue along the last described course a distance of 92 feet to an alley; thence turn an angle of 90 degrees to the right and run along the Easterly side of said alley for a distance of 40 feet; thence turn to an angle to the right of 90 degrees and run in an Easterly direction for a distance of 92 feet; thence in a Southerly direction a distance of 40 feet to Point of Beginning a/k/a PART OF THE E 1/2 BLK 3 JM WARE DESC AS COMM AR NE INT 10TH AVE N & 11TH PL N THENCE NW 80S FT TO POB THENCE NE 92S FT NW 40 S FT SW 92S FT SE 40S FT TO BEG SECT 35 TWSP 17S RANGE 3 W

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for April 19, 2024, at 9:00 a.m., in Room 340, 716 Richard Arrington, Jr. Boulevard North, Jefferson County Courthouse, Birmingham, Alabama 35203. The judgement of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th Street, Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Greer B. Mallette, Christian & Small, LLP, 505 20th Street North, Suite 1800 Financial Center, Birmingham, AL 35203 at (205) 795-6588.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in The Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this cause before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

Dated this the 26th day of February, 2024.

 

Jacqueline Anderson Smith, Circuit Clerk

 

 

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CASE NO. CV-2023-904396

 

THE BIRMINGHAM LAND BANK AUTHORITY, a Public Corporation,

 

NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING BY PUBLICATION

 

TO: LANE LEE DENARD; CHRISTINE SMITH DENARD; J.T. SMALLWOOD, JEFFERSON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA; CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA; and any and all other unknown heirs, claimants or interested parties claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described herein.

 

TAKE NOTICE that on December 6, 2023, the Birmingham Land Bank Authority filed the above-styled Complaint and the Land Bank asserts that it has recorded notice of a pending quiet title and foreclosure action in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama concerning the rights and/or interests in the following real property:

 

All that part of Lot 8, in Block 19, in the Survey of the lands belonging to the Estate of J.M.Ware, deceased, a map of which is recorded in Deed Book 158, page 131, in the Probate Office of Jefferson County, Alabama, lying West of the property conveyed to Katie L. Callahan recorded in Deed Book 2745, page 66, in the Probate Office of Jefferson County, Alabama, more particularly described as follows: Begin at the Northwest corner of 12th Avenue and 17th Street North, thence Westerly along the north line of 12th Avenue a distance of 65.5 feet, thence in a northerly direction 125 feet, thence Easterly a distance of 65.5 feet, to the northeast corner of the property herein described, thence southerly 125 feet to the point of beginning, a/k/a POB 157.5 FT SW OF THE INTER OF SW/L OF 17TH ST N & TH NW/L OF 12TH AVE N TH SW 55.5 FT ALG AVE TO ALLEY TH NW 125 FT TH NE 55.5 FT TH SE 125 FT TO POB BEING PT OF LOT 8 BLK 19 J M WARE SUR

 

ANY PERSON WITH A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY MAY LOSE SUCH INTEREST, IF ANY, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE-REFERENCED QUIET TITLE AND FORECLOSURE ACTION. The final hearing on this quiet title and foreclosure action is hereby set for April 15, 2024, at 9:00 a.m., in Room 360, 716 Richard Arrington, Jr. Boulevard North, Jefferson County Courthouse, Birmingham, Alabama 35203. The judgement of the Court may result in title to the property vesting in the Birmingham Land Bank Authority. Any person who proves to the Court’s satisfaction a right to redeem the property pursuant to Alabama Code §§ 40-10-73 (1975) et seq. or Alabama Code §§ 40-10-83 (1975) et seq. may redeem the property pursuant to those statutes within five (5) days after the appropriate Order on Final Hearing is issued. FAILURE TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY AND PRESENT PROOF OF REDEMPTION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT WITHIN THE 5-DAY PERIOD MAY RESULT IN A LOSS OF THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

 

The address of the Birmingham Land Bank Authority is City Hall, 710 North 20th Street, Birmingham, AL 35203. The Birmingham Land Bank Authority may be contacted care of Greer B. Mallette, Christian & Small, LLP, 505 20th Street North, Suite 1800 Financial Center, Birmingham, AL 35203 at (205) 795-6588.

 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the undersigned Clerk of Court that publication of this notice be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in The Birmingham Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County, Alabama, and that all persons to whom this notice is addressed and any and all persons claiming any title to, interest in, or lien or encumbrance on the above-described land or any part thereof are hereby directed to plead, answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint in this cause before the hearing date or a judgment by default may be rendered against them it being intended that this notice shall be used to perfect service against all parties who cannot be personally served with a copy of the Complaint.

 

Dated this the 26th day of February, 2024.

 

Jacqueline Anderson Smith, Circuit Clerk

 

 

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NOTICE OF COMPLETION

 

In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, notice is hereby given that Battle Miller Construction Corporation, Contractor, has completed the Contract for UAB PROJECT NO. 230155 Shelby Biomedical Research Building 1st Floor Renovation to HRIF Space on December 1, 2023 for The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama for the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and has made request for final settlement of the Contract. All persons having a claim for labor,  materials, or otherwise, in  connection with this project should immediately  notify: Birchfield Penuel Architects, 2805 Crescent Avenue, Suite 200, Birmingham AL 35209.

 

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NOTICE OF COMPLETION

 

In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, notice is hereby given that  RJ Mechanical, Inc.,

Contractor, has completed the Contract for UAB Highlands 6th & 7th Floor Air Handler Replacement at  1530 3rd Ave South Birmingham, AL 35208, for the State of Alabama and City of Birmingham, Jefferson County,

Owner(s), and have made request for final settlement of said Contract. All persons having any claim for labor, materials, or otherwise in connection with this project should immediately notify Poole & Company, 2 N 20th St. Suite 1610 Birmingham, AL 35203, Architect.

 

RJ Mechanical, Inc., Contractor

3153 Bellwood Drive

Birmingham, AL 35243

 

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NOTICE OF COMPLETION

 

In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, notice is hereby given that Barbizon Lighting Company., Contractor, has completed the Contract for work at Carver Theater- Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, Birmingham, Alabama Lighting Upgrades/ Resolution #555-23 for the State of Alabama and the City of Birmingham and  have made request for final settlement of said Contract. All persons having any claim for labor, materials, or otherwise in connection with this project should immediately notify Barbizon Lighting, 3980 Dekalb Technology  Pkwy. Suite 770, Atlanta, GA.

 

 

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NOTICE OF COMPLETION

 

In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, notice is hereby given that P & M Mechanical, Inc., Contractor, has completed the Lawson State Community College HVAC Equipment Replacement – Birmingham and Bessemer Campuses project, in Birmingham and Bessemer, Alabama, for The Alabama Community College System on behalf of Lawson State Community College, Owner, located at 3060 Wilson Road SW, Birmingham, AL 35221, and have made request for final settlement of said Contract. All persons having any claim for labor, materials, or otherwise, in connection with this project, should immediately contact Aho Architects, LLC, 1855 Data Drive, Suite 150, Hoover, AL 35244.

 

P&M Mechanical Inc.

325 Carson Road North

Birmingham, AL 35215

 

 

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NOTICE OF COMPLETION

 

In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, notice is hereby given that Williford Orman Construction LLC , Contractor, has completed the Contract for Construction of Window Repair and Replacement for St. Clair County Schools Package B: Ragland HS, Springville ES, Springville MS and Springville HS

at St. Clair for the State of Alabama and the County of St. Clair, Owner(s), and have made request for final settlement of said Contract.  All persons having any claim for labor, materials, or otherwise in connection with this project should immediately notify Lathan Associates Architects PC.

 

Williford Orman Construction LLC

Contractor

PO Box 1985, Pelham, AL 35124

 

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NOTICE OF COMPLETION

 

In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, notice is hereby given that P & M Mechanical, Inc., Contractor, has completed the JEFCOED Kitchen Hood Renovations to Bagley Elementary School, Gardendale Elementary School, and McAdory Elementary School project, in Birmingham, Alabama, for the Jefferson County Board of Education, Owner, located at 2100 18th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35209, and have made request for final settlement of said Contract. All persons having any claim for labor, materials, or otherwise, in connection with this project, should immediately contact TurnerBatson Architects, 1950 Stonegate Drive, Suite 200, Birmingham, AL 35242.

 

P&M Mechanical, Inc.

325 Carson Road North

Birmingham, AL 35215

 

 

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS

 

Painting & Repairs to Cahaba Cove Potable Water Tank

 

Project Number:  P.03507

 

Capital Budget Number:  1H

 

Sealed Bids for the Painting & Repairs to Cahaba Cove Potable Water Tank will be received by The Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham, Engineering Department, Attn: Hattye D. McCarroll, P.E.; Chief Engineer, until 10:00 a.m. local time on Thursday, March 14, 2024, in the Engineering Department Conference Room on the Second Floor of the Main Campus Building located at 3600 First Avenue, North in Birmingham, Alabama, at which time they will be opened and read.  Bids received after said time will be rejected and returned unopened.

 

The Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and incidentals required to do all cleaning, silt removal inside tank, surface preparation, painting, replacement of interior ladder rungs, relocation of the interior portion of the overflow pipe to the tank exterior, and repairs including installing roof ventilation cover, roof finial vents screens, any repairs requiring welding, removal and replacement of foundation grout and caulk, new cable climb system inside and outside, refinishing of concrete surfaces, protection of all finished paint surfaces of the tank, and other miscellaneous associated items as necessary to complete the Work. It will be the responsibility of the contractor to maintain the roadway once the project is started.

 

This Work includes all structural, sanitary, safety and repair items as instructed in the attached report in Appendix A. In this attached report, regarding the Repair item #2 listed on page 5, the contractor is to leave the antenna in place and is not to remove or repair this item. Regarding the sampling system currently installed on this tank, only the existing sample lines should be replaced in the riser pipe. Please see the attached drawings in Appendix A for further information regarding this item.

 

Bidding Documents may be examined at the office of the BWWB Project Manager – Engineering Department – Mr. Tony Free, Project Engineer, The Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham, 3600 First Avenue, North, Birmingham, AL 35222.

 

Prime Contractor bidders may obtain one complete set of Bidding Documents from the office of the Chief Engineer of The Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham upon payment of $250.00 deposit by company check or by certified check and signing a nondisclosure statement. No personal checks or any other form of payment except as noted will be accepted. This deposit shall be refunded in full to each prime contractor bidder upon the return of the Bidding Documents and drawings in a reusable condition within 10 days after the bid opening. Additional sets of Bidding Documents for prime contractor bidders, subcontractors, vendors, or dealers may be obtained upon payment of said $250.00 deposit and signing a nondisclosure statement. This deposit shall be refunded less the costs of printing, reproduction, handling, and distribution, upon return of the documents in reusable condition within 10 days after the bid opening. Company check or Certified check for documents shall be made payable to The Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham, 3600 First Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama, 35222 and mailed to the Attn: Ms. Hattye McCarroll. P.E.; Chief Engineer. No additional charge will be made for delivery via UPS ground. Those requesting shipment of documents via carriers other than UPS ground will be made at the requesting firm’s expense. Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available to any Bidder. Neither the OWNER nor the ENGINEER will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including any addenda, obtained from other sources. No Bidder may withdraw or alter his bid within sixty (60) calendar days after the actual date of the Bid Opening.

 

A Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference and Site Visit will be held at 10:00 a.m. local time on Thursday, February 29, 2024 in the Engineering Department Conference Room located as shown above. After a short pre-bid meeting, a site visit will follow at the Cahaba Cove Tank, 106 Pine Bluff Trail, Trussville, Alabama 35173. All Prospective Bidders are required to attend the Pre-Bid Conference and site visit. The purpose of the Pre-Bid Conference is to raise questions pertaining to the Bidding Documents and Contract Documents and for the OWNER or its representatives to clarify any points. Bids will NOT BE ACCEPTED from any Prospective Bidder who does not attend the Pre-Bid Conference and site visit. All Prospective Bidders must complete and include the HUB Resource Engagement Form (HUB Form 3) with their sealed bid (NO EXCEPTIONS). HUB Program Acknowledgement (HUB Form 1), HUB Compliance Form (HUB Form 2), HUB Subcontractor Performance Form (HUB Form 5) and HUB Subcontractor Utilization Form (HUB Form 6) of Section 00451 HUB Program must be submitted at the Bid Opening as shown above.

 

Each bid shall be accompanied by a cashier’s check, drawn on an Alabama Bank, or Bid Bond in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid not to exceed $10,000.00 in the form and subject to conditions provided for in the Specifications.

 

The Successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Labor & Material Payment Bond each in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Award.

 

Bidders shall comply with all statutory requirements in accordance with the Instruction to Bidders. Bids will only be received from Contractors who are licensed by the State of Alabama.

 

Contract time of commencement and completion will be in accordance with the Agreement.

 

The Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham (“BWWB”) has adopted a voluntary Historically Underutilized Business (“HUB”) Program designed to encourage the participation of HUB firms in construction projects. To that end, the BWWB will never exclude any firm from participation in, deny any person benefits of, or otherwise discriminate in connection with the award and performance of BWWB contracts based on racial, gender, social, or economic status.

 

It is the intent of the BWWB to foster competition among contractors, suppliers and vendors that will result in better quality and more economical services for the BWWB. Under this program, the BWWB has established a goal of 30% participation of HUB firms for services required for BWWB construction projects. The BWWB’s stated goal will not be the determining factor in construction contract awards; rather bidders must demonstrate compliance with the Good Faith Efforts, more particularly outlined in the HUB Program, toward meeting said goal.

 

Failure on the part of a bidder to fully submit the information required herein may be considered by the BWWB in evaluating whether the bidder is responsive to bid requirements.

 

Alabama Code §31-13-9 (1975) provides that as a condition for the award of any contract by The Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham, a business entity or employer that employs one or more employees within the state of Alabama shall provide documentation of enrollment in the E-Verify program.

 

Each Prospective Bidder must complete, as a condition for the award of any Contract by The Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham, the Certification Regarding Debarment in Section 00201. The Certification must be complete in its entirety and must be included with the Prospective Bidder’s Bid (NO EXCEPTIONS).

 

Legislature of Alabama Act 2013-205 grants the Alabama Department of Revenue (ADOR) the authority to issue certificates of exemption from sales and use taxes for construction projects for certain governmental agencies. Pursuant to Act 2013-205, Section 1(g) the Contractor accounts for the sales tax not included in the Bid Form by submitting an Accounting of Sales Tax-Attachment to BWWB Bid Form. Failure to provide an accounting of sales tax shall render the bid non-responsive. Other than determining responsiveness, sales tax accounting shall not affect the bid pricing nor be considered in the determination of the lowest responsible and responsive bidder. After Notice of Award, Contractor and Subcontractor licensed by the State Licensing Board for General Contractors must comply with ADOR requirements for making application for qualification of the exemption and are responsible for ADOR reporting requirements for the duration of the project.

 

If a Contract is to be awarded, it will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible Bidder, who has neither been disqualified nor rejected pursuant to these Contract Documents, and whose Bid based on an evaluation by the OWNER indicates that the award will be in the best interest of the Project and will result in the lowest overall cost to the OWNER for completion of the project.  If a Contract is to be awarded, it will be awarded within 60 calendar days after the day of the opening of bids.

 

The OWNER reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, the right to waive irregularities or to accept any proposal deemed to be in the best interest of the OWNER.

 

Owner:

The Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham (BWWB)

3600 First Avenue North

Birmingham, Alabama 35222

Hattye D. McCarroll, P.E., Chief Engineer

Telephone: (205) 244-4182

 

Owner’s Contact for Plans and Specifications

Engineering Department Administrative Assistant

Telephone: (205) 244-4180

Facsimile: (205) 244-4680

 

Owner’s Project Manager:

Primary Contact:

Mr. Tony Free

Project Engineer

Telephone: (205) 244-4288

E-mail: Tony.Free@bwwb.org

 

 

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS

 

Painting & Repairs to Warrior Potable Water Tank

 

Project Number:  P.03508

 

Capital Budget Number:  1H

 

Sealed Bids for the Painting & Repairs to Warrior Potable Water Tank will be received by The Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham, Engineering Department, Attn: Hattye D. McCarroll, P.E.; Chief Engineer, until 10:00 a.m. local time on Thursday, March 14, 2024, in the Engineering Department Conference Room on the Second Floor of the Main Campus Building located at 3600 First Avenue, North in Birmingham, Alabama, at which time they will be opened and read.  Bids received after said time will be rejected and returned unopened.

 

The Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and incidentals required to do all cleaning, silt removal inside tank, surface preparation, painting, and repairs including installing shell manholes, sampling system, sump pit inside, mixing system, roof ventilation covers, roof finial vents screens, drain valve, any repairs requiring welding, removal and replacement of foundation grout and caulk, cable climb system inside, refinishing of concrete surfaces, protection of all finished paint surfaces of the tank, and other miscellaneous associated items as necessary to complete the Work. It will be the responsibility of the contractor to maintain the roadway once the project is started. This Work includes all structural, sanitary, safety and repair items as instructed in the attached report in Appendix A.

 

Bidding Documents may be examined at the office of the BWWB Project Manager – Engineering Department – Mr. Tony Free, Project Engineer, The Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham, 3600 First Avenue, North, Birmingham, AL 35222.

 

Prime Contractor bidders may obtain one complete set of Bidding Documents from the office of the Chief Engineer of The Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham upon payment of $250.00 deposit by company check or by certified check and signing a nondisclosure statement. No personal checks or any other form of payment except as noted will be accepted. This deposit shall be refunded in full to each prime contractor bidder upon the return of the Bidding Documents and drawings in a reusable condition within 10 days after the bid opening. Additional sets of Bidding Documents for prime contractor bidders, subcontractors, vendors, or dealers may be obtained upon payment of said $250.00 deposit and signing a nondisclosure statement. This deposit shall be refunded less the costs of printing, reproduction, handling, and distribution, upon return of the documents in reusable condition within 10 days after the bid opening. Company check or Certified check for documents shall be made payable to The Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham, 3600 First Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama, 35222 and mailed to the Attn: Ms. Hattye McCarroll. P.E.; Chief Engineer. No additional charge will be made for delivery via UPS ground. Those requesting shipment of documents via carriers other than UPS ground will be made at the requesting firm’s expense. Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available to any Bidder. Neither the OWNER nor the ENGINEER will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including any addenda, obtained from other sources. No Bidder may withdraw or alter his bid within sixty (60) calendar days after the actual date of the Bid Opening.

 

A Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference and Site Visit will be held at 10:00 a.m. local time on Thursday, February 29, 2024 in the Engineering Department Conference Room located as shown above. After a short pre-bid meeting, a site visit will follow at the Warrior Tank, 301 10th Street West, Warrior, Alabama 35180. All Prospective Bidders are required to attend the Pre-Bid Conference and site visit. The purpose of the Pre-Bid Conference is to raise questions pertaining to the Bidding Documents and Contract Documents and for the OWNER or its representatives to clarify any points. Bids will NOT BE ACCEPTED from any Prospective Bidder who does not attend the Pre-Bid Conference and site visit. All Prospective Bidders must complete and include the HUB Resource Engagement Form (HUB Form 3) with their sealed bid (NO EXCEPTIONS). HUB Program Acknowledgement (HUB Form 1), HUB Compliance Form (HUB Form 2), HUB Subcontractor Performance Form (HUB Form 5) and HUB Subcontractor Utilization Form (HUB Form 6) of Section 00451 HUB Program must be submitted at the Bid Opening as shown above.

 

Each bid shall be accompanied by a cashier’s check, drawn on an Alabama Bank, or Bid Bond in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid not to exceed $10,000.00 in the form and subject to conditions provided for in the Specifications.

 

The Successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Labor & Material Payment Bond each in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Award.

 

Bidders shall comply with all statutory requirements in accordance with the Instruction to Bidders. Bids will only be received from Contractors who are licensed by the State of Alabama.

 

Contract time of commencement and completion will be in accordance with the Agreement.

 

The Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham (“BWWB”) has adopted a voluntary Historically Underutilized Business (“HUB”) Program designed to encourage the participation of HUB firms in construction projects. To that end, the BWWB will never exclude any firm from participation in, deny any person benefits of, or otherwise discriminate in connection with the award and performance of BWWB contracts based on racial, gender, social, or economic status.

 

It is the intent of the BWWB to foster competition among contractors, suppliers and vendors that will result in better quality and more economical services for the BWWB. Under this program, the BWWB has established a goal of 30% participation of HUB firms for services required for BWWB construction projects. The BWWB’s stated goal will not be the determining factor in construction contract awards; rather bidders must demonstrate compliance with the Good Faith Efforts, more particularly outlined in the HUB Program, toward meeting said goal.

 

Failure on the part of a bidder to fully submit the information required herein may be considered by the BWWB in evaluating whether the bidder is responsive to bid requirements.

 

Alabama Code §31-13-9 (1975) provides that as a condition for the award of any contract by The Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham, a business entity or employer that employs one or more employees within the state of Alabama shall provide documentation of enrollment in the E-Verify program.

 

Each Prospective Bidder must complete, as a condition for the award of any Contract by The Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham, the Certification Regarding Debarment in Section 00201. The Certification must be complete in its entirety and must be included with the Prospective Bidder’s Bid (NO EXCEPTIONS).

 

Legislature of Alabama Act 2013-205 grants the Alabama Department of Revenue (ADOR) the authority to issue certificates of exemption from sales and use taxes for construction projects for certain governmental agencies. Pursuant to Act 2013-205, Section 1(g) the Contractor accounts for the sales tax not included in the Bid Form by submitting an Accounting of Sales Tax-Attachment to BWWB Bid Form. Failure to provide an accounting of sales tax shall render the bid non-responsive. Other than determining responsiveness, sales tax accounting shall not affect the bid pricing nor be considered in the determination of the lowest responsible and responsive bidder. After Notice of Award, Contractor and Subcontractor licensed by the State Licensing Board for General Contractors must comply with ADOR requirements for making application for qualification of the exemption and are responsible for ADOR reporting requirements for the duration of the project.

 

If a Contract is to be awarded, it will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible Bidder, who has neither been disqualified nor rejected pursuant to these Contract Documents, and whose Bid based on an evaluation by the OWNER indicates that the award will be in the best interest of the Project and will result in the lowest overall cost to the OWNER for completion of the project.  If a Contract is to be awarded, it will be awarded within 60 calendar days after the day of the opening of bids.

 

The OWNER reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, the right to waive irregularities or to accept any proposal deemed to be in the best interest of the OWNER.

 

Owner:

The Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham (BWWB)

3600 First Avenue North

Birmingham, Alabama 35222

Hattye D. McCarroll, P.E., Chief Engineer

Telephone: (205) 244-4182

 

Owner’s Contact for Plans and Specifications

Engineering Department Administrative Assistant

Telephone: (205) 244-4180

Facsimile: (205) 244-4680

 

Owner’s Project Manager:

Primary Contact:

Mr. Tony Free

Project Engineer

Telephone: (205) 244-4288

E-mail: Tony.Free@bwwb.org

 

 

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REQUEST FOR RESUMES

CITY OF BESSEMER

 

Board of Directors of the Industrial Development Board of the City of Bessemer

 

The City Council of the City of Bessemer invites qualified electors and taxpayers of the municipality and qualified electors and taxpayers in the area outside of the corporate limits of the municipality where a project may be located to submit resumes to the City Clerk to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Industrial Development Board of the City of Bessemer for the term beginning on February 26, 2024, and ending on February 25, 2030. The Director so chosen shall be a member of the Bessemer Area Chamber of Commerce, unless in the judgment of the City Council there are no members who are both suitable and available to serve as directors of the industrial development board.

 

Resumes will be received by Wanda Taylor, City Clerk, 1700 3rd Avenue North, (1st Floor), Bessemer, AL 35020 no later than 5:00 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST) on March 6, 2024. The City will keep late resumes, but they will not be considered for the position. The City Council will not consider any proposals submitted via facsimile, email, or other forms of electronic transmission.

 

Wanda D. Taylor

City Clerk

City of Bessemer

 

 

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RFP ENGINEER

 

The City of Brighton, Alabama, is soliciting proposals from qualified and experienced firms to provide professional storm cleaning services. We are seeking a highly qualified individual with expertise in stormwater management, civil engineering, and compliance with environmental regulations to oversee this crucial aspect of our infrastructure maintenance.

 

  1. Qualifications and Requirements The ideal candidate should possess the following qualifications and meet specific requirements:

 

Educational Background: A Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering is mandatory. The individual must also hold a Professional Engineer (PE) licensure.

 

Experience: The candidate should have a minimum of 10 years of practical experience in stormwater management. This includes a proven track record of successfully managing stormwater systems and drainage infrastructure.

 

Regulatory Knowledge: The candidate must demonstrate an in-depth understanding of federal, state, and local environmental regulations related to stormwater management, ensuring full compliance with all applicable laws.

 

Technical Proficiency: The individual must be capable of drafting a comprehensive plan of action for cleaning

storm drains, specifying the type of equipment, methods, and materials to be used. The plan should encompass a

strategic approach to ensure the efficient maintenance and cleaning of the stormwater systems within the city.!

 

  1. Scope of Work

 

The selected individual will be responsible for the following key

tasks:

 

Conduct regular inspections of storm drain systems within the city to determine proper Course of action for

cleaning drains

 

Develop and implement a proactive cleaning schedule for storm drains.

 

Oversee the execution of cleaning operations, including the coordination of equipment, manpower, and

materials.

 

Ensure compliance with all relevant environmental regulations during storm drain cleaning activities.

 

Provide a report on the condition of storm drain systems, and recommendations for improvements.

 

III. Submission of Proposals

 

All interested professionals or firms meeting the qualifications and requirements outlined in this RFP are invited to submit their proposals by February 29, 2024.

 

Proposals should be addressed to:

Mayor Eddie Cooper

City of Brighton

3700 Main Street

Brighton, AL 35020

Email: info@brightonal.org

Tel. 205-425-8934

 

  1. Evaluation and Selection

Proposals will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

 

Qualifications and experience.

Knowledge and understanding of relevant regulations.

$ Approach to storm drain inspection cleaning.

Proposed equipment and materials.

Competitive pricing.

 

  1. Contact Information

For any questions or clarifications regarding this RFP, please

contact:

 

Mayor Eddie Cooper

City of Brighton

3700 Main Street

Brighton, AL 35020!

Email: info@brightonal.org!

Tel. 205-425-8934!

 

The City of Brighton looks forward to receiving your proposal to

provide essential storm cleaning services for our community.

Your expertise in this field will contribute to the efficient

management of our stormwater systems, ensuring the safety and

environmental sustainability of our city.

 

Sincerely,

Eddie Cooper, Mayor

City of Brighton

cityofbrighton@att.net

 

 

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

 

The Birmingham Airport Authority is requesting proposals for a qualified Operator to operate a specialty vending program (each, the “Operator”) in certain public and employee areas of the Airport at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (the “Airport”). The purpose of this RFP and the Agreements is to enhance the passenger and employee experience by offering state-of-the-art Vending Machines with a wide variety of products at the Airport. Copies of the RFQ can be obtained by visiting the Airports Website at http://www.flybhm.com or via email request sent to eseoane@flybhm.com. Deadline for proposals is March 1, 2024, no later than 2:00 pm Central time.

 

 

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

 

The Jefferson County Commission will conduct a Public Information Meeting starting at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Shades Valley Training Facility, located at 1331 Oak Grove Rd, Birmingham, AL 35209, to review the Sanitary Sewer Overflow {SSO) Mitigation Projects which are being funded in part by American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant monies and administered through the Alabama Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program. These 550 Mitigation Projects include multiple construction contracts located across Jefferson County designed to eliminate sanitary sewer overflows. Officials representing Jefferson County Environmental Services will present a brief overview of the projects, discuss impacts to the communities where the work will be performed, and answer questions from attendees.

 

The Environmental Information Document for the SSO Mitigation Projects will be available for public review in advance of the meeting during normal business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. through Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Jefferson County Courthouse, Environmental Services Department, 716 Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard North, Suite A-300 Birmingham, Alabama 35203.

 

 

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

 

Rural Health Medical Program, Inc., is a nonprofit Community Health Center. We provide quality, affordable healthcare across the Black Belt.

 

Construction of a New Single Level, 60′ X 60′ Metal Building to house our medical clinic in Marion, AL.

The scope of work for the project will be from the beginning to the end.

The scope includes, but is not limited to, the following:

 

  1.   Site preparation and clearing.
  2.   Foundation and structural work.
  3.   Construction of the building, including interior and exterior finishes.
  4.   Installation of necessary utilities (electricity, plumbing, HVAC, etc.).
  5.   Landscaping and exterior improvements.
  6.   Compliance with all relevant building codes and regulations.
  7.   Project management and coordination.

 

For Submission Guidelines & Evaluation Criteria, please contact Ms. Keshee Smith

Phone:  334-874-7428 or Email: smithk@rhmpi.com

 

Sealed Proposals must be received by March 10, 2024 at the address below:

Or, submit electronically to smithk@rhmpi.com

 

Rural Health Medical Program, Inc.

Attn: Marion RFQ

101 Park Place

Selma, AL  36701

 

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REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ)

 

The Birmingham Airport Authority is requesting Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) from professional service firms (Respondents) for development of a stand-alone planning document associated with the Sustainable Management Plan project. SOQs and Project Proposals will be received until March 21st, 2024, at 2:00 PM local time. Copies of the RFQ, including detailed submission instructions, requirements, and pre-submittal credentials can be obtained by visiting the airport’s website at https://www.flybirmingham.com/about-bhm/doing-business-at-bhm/ or via an email request sent to eseoane@flybhm.com.  A non-mandatory pre-submittal meeting will be held on February 23rd, 2024, at 2:00 P.M. local time via Zoom.

 

 

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INVITATION TO BID

 

BIRMINGHAM-SHUTTLESWORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Hangar 7 Taxilane Reconstruction

 

The Birmingham Airport Authority (BAA) in Birmingham, AL, is accepting sealed bids for the above referenced item. Sealed bids should be plainly marked and will be received at:

Birmingham Airport Authority

Mr. Ed Seoane – Vice President of Purchasing

5900 Messer Airport Highway

Birmingham, AL 35212

 

Until 1:00 PM CST, Friday, March 15th, 2024, at which time bids will be opened at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport and read aloud. All bids received after that time will be returned unopened. The BAA highly recommends hand or courier delivery of bids to the BAA front office located at the southern end of the terminal building on the lower level. Please visit https://www.flybirmingham.com/procurement/ to obtain a copy of the Invitation to Bid, which contains additional critical information.

 

 

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INVITATION TO BID

 

Sealed bids for IMS ROOF REPLACEMENT, at 712 19th STREET, NORTH, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35203 will be received by the City Architect in Room 220 Birmingham City Hall, Birmingham, Alabama until 2:00 P.M., Thursday, March 14, 2024. Sealed bids will receive a time and date label to indicate timely receipt. All sealed bids received upon or prior to the stipulated time and date will then be publicly opened and read aloud in Conference Room 220 City Hall at approximately 2:10 P.M.

 

All bids must be on a lump sum basis. Bids are to be submitted in duplicate on the Proposal Form provided with specifications.  No pre-qualification of bidders will be conducted prior to receiving bids.

 

Under the Alabama State Code, Section 39-2-4, as amended by Act #97-225, it is required for any contract exceeding $50,000 that the Bidder submit with his bid, either a cashier’s check, drawn on an Alabama bank, or a bid bond, executed by a surety authorized and qualified to make bonds in Alabama, payable to the City of Birmingham, in an amount (subject to a maximum of $50,000.00) equal to five percent (10%) of the bid.  In order for a bid to be considered, it must be accompanied by an acceptable bid bond or cashier’s check.

 

Any bid submitted for an amount of $50,000 or more, the bidder must be a licensed general contractor in the State of Alabama in accordance with Section 34-8, of the Alabama State Code.  Contractor’s license number shall appear on the outside of the envelope used to submit bid.

 

A Performance Bond in the amount of 100% of the contract amount and a Statutory Labor and Material Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the contract amount will be required from the successful bidder at the signing of the contract.  Also, proof of insurance will be required when the contract is signed.  The City will review bonds and insurance and execute the contract within twenty (20) days unless the successful contractor agrees to an extension in writing.

 

A Pre-bid Conference to review and discuss the project will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 7, 2024 in Conference Room 220-Birmingham City Hall 710 20th Street, North Birmingham, AL 35203.  Attendance at the Pre-bid Conference is MANDATORY and shall be deemed a consideration of a bidder’s responsiveness, in addition to any other stipulations.

 

Bid documents are opened to public inspection at the Department of Capital Projects—Room 220 City Hall, 710 20th Street North Birmingham, AL 35203.  Electronic version of the bid documents may be viewed online at Dodge Data and Analytics, http://www.planroom.construction.com/; Construct Connect, http//:www.constructconnect.com; and at the Birmingham Construction Industry Authority, 601 37th Street, South Birmingham, AL 35222.

 

Bid documents may be viewed and purchased through the City of Birmingham online plans room site at https://www.birminghamplanroom.com/.  Any cost for reproduction shall be the responsibility of bidders.

 

Since award may not be made within thirty (30) days, no bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the date of the bid opening.

 

The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids submitted, and to waive any informalities.

 

IMPORTANT BIDDER INFORMATION

 

Bidders are expected to prepare their bid to include all necessary material, labor, bonds, permits, overhead, profit, taxes, insurance, etc. costs.  It is not the City’s obligation to bring mistakes/omissions in bid to bidder’s attention.  If after bid opening, a bidder determines he has a mistake in bid, he may seek withdrawal of his bid without forfeiting his bond, if the request is in writing within three (3) work days after the bid opening, and is accompanied by clear and convincing evidence of the mistake.

 

All cashier’s checks or bid bonds will be returned immediately after bids are checked and tabulated to all except the three (3) lowest bona fide bidders. Bid bonds shall be returned to the three (3) lowest bona fide bidders when the contract is signed and performance and payment bonds and insurance are furnished by the successful bidder. If award is not made within fifteen (15) days after bid opening, all bid guarantees will be returned except for those of the potentially successful bidders. If after sixty (60) days, no award has been made, all bids shall be rejected and the potentially successful bidder’s guarantee will be returned unless the bidder agrees in writing to a time extension. If a time extension is effected, bidder may substitute any cashier’s check for a satisfactory bid bond.

 

Any contract resulting from this Invitation to Bid shall not be assignable without prior written consent of the City.  Under no conditions, shall the contract be assigned to an unsuccessful bidder whose bid was rejected as non-responsive and/or non-responsible.

 

Special attention is called to the applicability of the Birmingham Plan-Construction Industry Program to the project. Under this Program, the utilization of Minority Business Enterprises and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (MBE/DBE) is encouraged on a voluntary basis. The Construction Industry Authority established a system of floating MBD/DBE goals which may differ from year to year and project to project. Overall, these goals shall not be less than the historical participation of MBD/DBE’s in construction projects of the City and its agencies. Additional information about this Program is contained in the Project Manual and may be obtained from the Executive Director, Birmingham Construction Industry Authority at 3600 4th Avenue, South, Birmingham, Alabama 35222 (Telephone:  205-324-6202). For federally funded contracts, the provisions of the President’s Executive Order 11246 and federal agency regulations requiring affirmative action to achieve employment and utilization of minority persons and business will apply.

 

As a matter of public policy, the City of Birmingham agrees to make opportunities available to the maximum extent possible, to actively include Historically Underutilized Business Enterprises (HUBE’s) such as architectural firms, engineering firms, investment banking firms, other professional consultant services providers, and construction contractors as part of business, economic and community revitalization programs.

 

Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked: IMS ROOF REPLACEMENT may be hand delivered to Room 220 City Hall, Birmingham, Alabama, or mailed to: City of Birmingham Department of Capital Projects, Architectural Division, Room 220 City Hall, 710 North 20th Street, Birmingham, Alabama 35203.  Bids sent by any express carrier (Federal Express, UPS, Airborne, etc.) must specify delivery to Room 220 City Hall.

 

It is the bidder’s responsibility to make sure that his bid is in the possession of the City Architect on or before 2:00 p.m., March 14, 2024.  Bids received after this time will not be considered.

 

Gary C. Ohlman, City Architect

 

 

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PUBLIC NOTICE

OF PUBLIC HEARING

OF THE BIRMINGHAM PLANNING COMMISSION

 

TO CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF THE EASTERN AREA COMMUNITIES FRAMEWORK PLAN, WHICH INCLUDES CHANGES TO THE CITY’S LAND USE PLAN ON MARCH 6, 2024 AT 8:30 AM IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER IN BIRMINGHAM CITY HALL.

THE EASTERN AREA COMMUNITIES INCLUDE THE WOODLAWN, EAST LAKE, EAST BIRMINGHAM, AND AIRPORT HILLS COMMUNITIES.

 

PLEASE VISIT https://www.imaginebham.com/eastern-area-project-library.html

FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE EASTERN AREA FRAMEWORK PLAN

 

IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM PLANNING DIVISION AT 254-2479.

 

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PUBLIC NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

OF THE BIRMINGHAM PLANNING COMMISSION

 

TO CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF THE NORTHSIDE-SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITIES FRAMEWORK PLAN, WHICH INCLUDES CHANGES TO THE CITY’S LAND USE PLAN ON MARCH 6, 2024 AT 8:30 AM IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER IN BIRMINGHAM CITY HALL.

 

PLEASE VISIT https://www.imaginebham.com/nsfp.html

FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE NORTHSIDE-SOUTHSIDE AREA FRAMEWORK PLAN.

 

IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM PLANNING DIVISION AT 254-2479.

 

 

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS

 

WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS

 

HIGHWAY 79 / BETHEL ROAD / BONE DRY ROAD

 

Project Number(s):  P.03989

 

Capital Budget Number(s):  1D & 1E

 

Sealed Bids for a water main replacement project will be received by The Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham, System Development Department, 3600 First Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama until 9:00 a.m. local time on Thursday, April 4, 2024.  The Sealed Bids will be opened and read at 10:00 a.m. local time on Thursday, April 4, 2024, by System Development Department staff in the System Development Conference Room on the Second Floor of the Main Campus Building located at 3600 First Avenue, North in Birmingham, Alabama.  Each Prospective Bidder will be able to listen to the Bid Opening via conference call [Number: 1-888-278-0296 / Access Code: 2875407].  Bids received after 9:00 a.m. local time on date aforementioned will be rejected and returned unopened.

 

The Work consists of, but is not limited to, the installation of approximately 3,340’ of 16” DICL “Zinc Coated” pipe (non-restrained); 3,900’ of 12” DICL “Zinc Coated” pipe (non-restrained); 4,280’ of 8” DICL “Zinc Coated” pipe (non-restrained); 1,220’ of 16” HDPE pipe (carrier pipe) at creek crossing [Bone Dry Road]; 900’ of 18” HDPE pipe (carrier pipe) at creek crossing [Highway 79]; and other miscellaneous associated items as necessary to complete the Work along Highway 79 (Bethel Road to Maple Crest Lane), Bethel Road, and Bone Dry Road, located in unincorporated Jefferson County, Alabama, and the installation of approximately 3,620’ of 16” DICL “Zinc Coated” pipe (non-restrained); 40’ of 8” DICL “Zinc Coated” pipe (non-restrained); and other miscellaneous associated items as necessary to complete the Work along Highway 79 (Maple Crest Lane to Kiowa Road) and Kiowa Road located in unincorporated Blount County, Alabama.

 

Bids shall be based on unit price items and lump sum items as indicated on the Bid Form.

 

Bidding Documents may be examined at the Birmingham Construction Industry Authority (BCIA), 601 – 37th Street, South, Birmingham, AL 35222; and the office of the Manager – System Development Department, The Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham, 3600 First Avenue, North, Birmingham, AL 35222.

 

Bidders may obtain one (1) complete set of Bidding Documents from the office of the Manager -System Development Department, The Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham.  Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available to any Bidder.  Neither the OWNER nor the ENGINEER will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including any addenda, obtained from other sources.  No Bidder may withdraw or alter his bid within ninety (90) calendar days after the actual date of the Bid Opening.

 

A Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 1:00 p.m. local time on Thursday, March 14, 2024, in the Training Room 1st Floor Main Office Building (3600 1st Avenue North).  All Prospective Bidders are required to attend the Pre-Bid Conference.  The purpose of the Pre-Bid Conference is to raise questions pertaining to the Bidding Documents and Contract Documents and for the OWNER or its representatives to clarify any points.  Bids will NOT BE ACCEPTED from any Prospective Bidder who does not attend the Pre-Bid Conference.  All Prospective Bidders shall complete and submit the HUB Bid Solicitation Notice (HUB Form 3) by close of business on the date after the Pre-Bid Conference (no exceptions) to BCIA representatives listed on form and copy OWNER’S representatives due to the Pre-Bid being in the afternoon instead of the morning.  HUB Program Acknowledgement (HUB Form 1), HUB Compliance Form (HUB Form 2), HUB Bid Solicitation Notice (HUB Form 3) w/ BCIA’s acknowledgement, HUB Subcontractor Performance Form (HUB Form 5) and HUB Subcontractor Utilization Form (HUB Form 6) of Section 00451 HUB Program must be submitted at the Bid Opening as shown above.  Specification Section 00451 HUB Program lists other resources for identifying HUB participants in addition to the BCIA.

 

Each Prospective Bidder is required to visit the site(s) at which the Work is to be performed.  The OWNER will not conduct a site visit with the Prospective Bidders.

 

Each Bid shall be accompanied by a certified check or Bid Bond in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid not to exceed $10,000.00 in the form and subject to conditions provided for in Section 00435, Bid Bond.

 

The Successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Labor & Material Payment Bond each in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Award.

 

Bidders shall comply with all statutory requirements in accordance with the Instruction to Bidders.  Bids will only be received from CONTRACTORS who are licensed by the State of Alabama.

 

Contract time of commencement and completion will be in accordance with the Agreement.

 

The Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham (“BWWB”) has adopted a voluntary Historically Underutilized Business (“HUB”) Program designed to encourage the participation of HUB firms in construction projects.  To that end, the BWWB will never exclude any firm from participation in, deny any person benefits of, or otherwise discriminate in connection with the award and performance of BWWB contracts based on social or economic status.  Historically Underutilized Business (HUB): a business formed for the purpose of making a profit and is at least 51% owned, operated and/or controlled by one or more American citizens or permanent resident aliens who are a: Minority Business Enterprise (MBE); Women Business Enterprise (WBE); or Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) [herein sometimes collectively referred to as a HUB].

 

Alabama Code §31-13-9 (1975) provides that as a condition for the award of any Contract by The Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham (“BWWB”), a business entity or employer that employs one or more employees within the State of Alabama shall provide documentation of enrollment in the E-Verify program.

 

Each Prospective Bidder must complete Section 00201 Certification Regarding Debarment.  The Certification must be complete in its entirety and must be included with the Prospective Bidder’s Bid (NO EXCEPTIONS).

 

Each Prospective Bidder must comply with Section 00452 Non-Discrimination Policy, while conducting business or participating in events or activities for the OWNER.  Each Prospective Bidder shall maintain an environment free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation at all times.

 

Each Prospective Bidder must read and provide documentation relative to the “Request for Company Product and Service Information Letter” and complete the “EEO Report Form” document for the corporation, partnership, joint venture, etc. submitting a bid included at the end of the Section 00200 Instruction to Bidders.  These two (2) items must be included with the Prospective Bidder’s Bid.

 

Each Prospective Bidder shall read and understand the Alabama Department of Revenue’s (ADOR’s) sales and use tax exemption policy pursuant to Act 2013-205 Section 1(g)  [CONTRACTOR accounts for the sales tax not included in the Bid Form by submitting an Accounting of Sales Tax – Attachment to BWWB Bid Form].  Failure to provide an accounting of sales tax shall render the Bid non-responsive.  For further information see Section 00409, Alabama Department of Revenue-Sales and Use Tax Exemption, Section 00200 Instruction to Bidders (Article 33) and refer to paragraph 6.10 in the Supplementary Conditions.

 

If a Contract is to be awarded, it will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible Bidder, who has neither been disqualified nor rejected pursuant to these Contract Documents, and whose Bid based on an evaluation by the OWNER indicates that the award will be in the best interest of the project and will result in the lowest overall cost to the OWNER for completion of the project.  Unless extended by OWNER, a Contract will be awarded within ninety (90) calendar days after the day of the opening of Bids.

 

The OWNER reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, the right to waive irregularities or to accept any proposal deemed to be in the best interest of the OWNER.

 

Owner:

The Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham

3600 First Avenue North

Birmingham, Alabama 35222

 

Primary Contact:

Mr. Douglass W. Stockham, IV, P.E.

Telephone: (205) 244-4186

Facsimile: (205) 244-4686

E-mail: doug.stockham@bwwb.org

 

Secondary Contact:

Ms. Janice Acoff, Project Coordinator

Telephone: (205) 244-4265

Facsimile: (205) 244-4765

E-mail: janice.acoff@bwwb.org

 

Consultant Engineer:

A.G. Gaston Construction Co. Inc.

dba A.G. Gaston Engineering, LLC

1820 3rd Avenue North

Suite 400

Birmingham, Alabama 35203

 

Primary Contact:

Mr. Bo Linder, P.E.

Telephone: (205) 532-3853

E-mail: blinder@aggaston.com

 

 

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INVITATION FOR BIDS

 

READY-MIX CONCRETE BID

ANNOUNCEMENT

ITB # 5-24

 

Sealed bids will be accepted by the Jefferson County Purchasing Department no later than 4:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT) on March 25, 2024, for proposed Ready-Mix Concrete. Bids will be opened on March 26, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. CDT, in Room 830 of the Jefferson County Courthouse. Any “Reasonable Accommodations” can be provided upon request. Interested parties may retrieve a copy of the bid package at Jefferson County Purchasing: 716 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. N., Suite 830, Birmingham, AL 35203 or download at https://paca.jccal.org.

 

A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held on March 18, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. CDT, virtually through MICROSOFT TEAMS. All questions must be written and faxed to the attention of Ericka Andrew at (205) 214- 4034 or emailed to procurementservices@jccal.org.

 

 

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INVITATION FOR BIDS

 

GUARDRAIL COMPONENTS

BID ANNOUNCEMENT

ITB # 8-24

 

Sealed bids will be accepted by the Jefferson County Purchasing Department no later than 4:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT) on March 25, 2024, for proposed Guardrail Components. Bids will be opened on March 26, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. CDT, in Room 830 of the Jefferson County Courthouse. Any “Reasonable Accommodations” can be provided upon request. Interested parties may retrieve a copy of the bid package at Jefferson County Purchasing: 716 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. N., Suite 830, Birmingham, AL 35203 or download at https://paca.jccal.org .

 

A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held on March 18, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. CDT, virtually through MICROSOFT TEAMS. All questions must be written and faxed to the attention of Ericka Andrew at (205) 214- 4034 or emailed to procurementservices@jccal.org.

 

 

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ABANDONED VEHICLE

 

Abandoned 2006 Nissan Frontier for sale. Asking price is $5,000.

Car will run but needs a battery.

Email cdeonp23@gmail.com for more info.

 

 

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Mayor Woodfin: Birmingham Still Pays a High Price for Its Segregationist Past

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Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin talks about the cost of segregation in the City in an opinion piece for medium.com. (File)

By Mayor Randall Woodfin

More than 60 years after federal courts dismantled legal segregation in Alabama, the city of Birmingham is still paying a price and suffering residual effects from this shameful part of our past.

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin. (File)

This fact should not come as a surprise. We know communities to this day still feel the effects of our nation’s legacy of slavery and oppression. Even though Birmingham did not become a city until 1871, its founders were former slaveholders who perpetuated the inequities of the pre-Civil War South, and our city still bears the scars of unjust Jim Crow practices and laws.

Putting a true dollar value on the costs of segregation would require extensive research and scholarly examination. But there’s no question that Birmingham’s historical efforts to institute, maintain and enforce second-class citizenship for its Black residents has exacted — and is still exacting — a staggering price.

The full impact hit me hard during the challenges of COVID.

At the onset of the pandemic, our administration had already spent three years pressing for equity and social justice in all areas of health, education, economic opportunity, public safety and neighborhood vitality.

We had seen substantial impacts and exciting results. But COVID laid bare the fact that our modern-day efforts have still not solved the residual effects of our history.

Early on, the COVID death rate for the Black community was double the rate for whites. This was not only a reflection of existing health disparities but also existing economic disparities, in the kinds of jobs people held and the level of risk they faced. Black-owned businesses were also hurt more by the pandemic. Nationally, average earnings at Black-owned businesses fell 11 percent, compared to 2 percent for white-owned businesses.

In addition, as COVID took a toll on our city budget, and we were forced to examine every expenditure, we couldn’t escape the impact of the trajectory which had carried our city from legal segregation yesterday to self-segregation today — i.e., the white flight that drained people, resources and wealth from our communities and negatively impacted our ability to meet the needs of our neighborhoods.

Population Loss

In 1960, our population was at its peak, and we were just about to come under a global microscope because of large-scale Civil Rights demonstrations and City Hall’s violent reaction to those who dared protest our unfair and unjust society.

We have gone from more than 340,000 residents in 1960 to a little less than 201,000 residents in the 2020 census. The decline largely represents a loss of white population. Birmingham had 159,627 fewer white residents in 2020 than it had in 1960. Today, a city that had been 60 percent white and 40 percent Black in 1960 is about 75 percent Black and brown and less than 25 percent white.

Various factors contributed to Birmingham’s population loss and demographic shifts since 1960. But it is unquestionable that the single largest factor is “white flight” that began with the rise of organized Civil Rights activity in the mid-1950s, accelerated with the climactic Civil Rights demonstrations and the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in 1963, continued through federally mandated integration of public schools in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and accelerated again following the election of Richard Arrington Jr. as Birmingham’s first Black mayor in 1979.

Over the past 60 years, you can make a good case that segregation and its fallout have cost the City of Birmingham more than 40 percent of its peak population, accounted for mostly by the loss of almost 78 percent of its peak white population.

That has come with costs that Birmingham continues to pay, every day and in a hundred ways.

Disintegration

From a municipal government perspective, it has meant shrinking tax revenues and a progressive reduction in funds available to pay for city personnel and services, maintain and improve infrastructure and public facilities, and fund city programs, initiatives and partnerships. We have lost funds that otherwise might have been invested in the growth, progress and the social and economic well-being of Birmingham.

In addition, the physical size of the city did not shrink with our population. In fact, Birmingham covers a larger physical area today than in 1960, thanks to several annexations of property over the years. And though we provide services to fewer people today, we still must provide at least minimal services to all of the land within our boundaries, much of which has long been unoccupied and underutilized.

Some of that land is owned by the city, and on some of the city’s land are long-unused structures, ranging from former school buildings to community spaces to storage sheds. Some of those structures are vestiges of when the city school system ran one system for whites and a separate and unequal one for Black students; when the system “integrated,” many of the locations and facilities that had served the Black community were effectively abandoned, delivering a blow to surrounding neighborhoods and creating a drain on city resources.

In many cases, the equal and opposite reaction to segregation in Birmingham was not integration, but disintegration. This played out in a loss of support and investment in our neighborhoods, our school system, our infrastructure and our city as a whole.

While we may not have a full accounting of how much segregation still costs Birmingham, I can say with conviction that the cost is too high for the residents and taxpayers of Birmingham.

Tough Conversations

This is why I’m initiating tough conversations with our City Council, the boards that oversee facilities such as libraries and parks, and other community investors. While we’re still in the process of considering how we can move forward most prudently as a city, it’s critical that we acknowledge the past and the price we are still paying for it.

My goal is to set the right tone for these overdue conversations. While we should not jump to close facilities for the sake of closing facilities, we must take action — even hard actions — if it is in the best interest of our city.

I recently hit the subject head-on during an interview with journalist Guy Rawlings on WVTM13.

As I told him, any discussion about merging facilities tends to invite pushback, because it’s human nature that people don’t want anything to close. At the same time, when you have two facilities that are responsible for providing the same service to one community and neither of them offers optimal service, both are in shambles, and each is woefully underutilized by the residents, we would be better served to have one upgraded facility that provides the community with what it needs.

This is the start of the conversation, but there is much more talking to do. It’s particularly timely as we deploy federal COVID recovery funds to restore dignity in our neighborhoods and prioritize investments in public infrastructure.

Our guiding principle should be a collective commitment to diversity, economic equity and social justice, and our goal should be to correct inequities as an integral part of a dynamic future that uses our collective resources wisely and offers all our residents an opportunity to thrive.

By doing this, our city can begin to recover the costs of segregation, redeem the debt paid so many throughout our history and build a community that is stronger, more equitable and more just for all.

Randall Woodfin is the 30th Mayor, City of Birmingham, Alabama. This opinion piece appeared originally on medium.com