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Being from a family that has been in the construction/site prep business for over 50 years, I have seen many ways the Commissions highway department is attempting to closely operate like a business.

One of these efforts can be seen below where it explains how a material is being tested  that would aide in prolonging the life of one of the most costly assets taxpayers dollars are spent on and that is asphalt for our county roads.

Taking care of what you have and operating efficiently are basic business principals. Just because Elmore County is funded by taxpayer dollars does not mean it can’t operate on  basic business principles just as many of my fellow business owners use to operate their businesses on each day.  

Please read below about one of these efforts where a Fog Seal is being testing in an attempt to prolong the use of our roads……….

More thoughts to come about my observations over the last 9 months of how our county operates and where we could work towards operating  based on proven business principles that would benefit everyone.

Bart..

The Elmore County Highway Department has been proactive in seeking out pavement preservation techniques that can effectively extend the life of our paved roads while stretching the tax dollars that have been entrusted to the County Commission to be managed.

One of these techniques is a fog seal. This week three roads had a fog seal applied by county forces. Castaway Island Rd, Pecan Grove Rd and one of the westbound lanes of Cobb’s Ford Rd were treated with an emulsified liquid asphalt. These roads have varying traffic volumes and will serve as test sites to determine the best uses for this tool on our roads.
At a cost of less than $0.20 per square yard, fog seals are markedly less expensive that other techniques that range from $2-$8 per square yard. Monitoring of the performance of these fog seals will help determine how the county utilizes this tool to extend the life of our paved roads and maximize the return of our citizens tax dollars.

Any questions related to fog seals or other preservation techniques being utilized by Elmore County should be referred to the Elmore County Engineer, Richie Beyer, at [email protected] or at 334-567-1162

Alabama Representative Reed Ingram was on the campus of Stanhope Elmore this week  to present Coach Brian Bradford and Coach Karen Naquin a check supporting the football and cheer programs.

Rep Ingram has provided donations totaling $9500 over the  last two school years that has assisted the football program and cheer squads.

Pictured with Rep Ingram  in the bottom picture are ( left to right) Richard Dennis, Elmore Co Supt, Coach Bradford, Coach Naquin, and County Commissioner Bart Mercer.

I attended this event  along with Supt Dennis in order to personally thank Rep Ingram for his support of the Elmore County School system.

Reminder: County wide cleanup day is today

Trucks will be at the locations below from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

The pick-up sites are for residents to bring amounts of trash larger than the normal residential trash container will accommodate.
Limbs smaller than four feet and no more than six inches in diameter will be accepted but it is not designed to accept trash or clean-up debris from contractors. Items such as batteries, appliances, oils and gases, paints or thinners will not be accepted.

These are the pick-up sites for this Saturday:
Town of Elmore – Town Hall
Holtville High School
Elmore County Judicial Complex
CEWSA – Redland Facility
Emerald Mountain Equestrian Center
Kent – Old Highway Department

Any question please let me know.
Bart

County wide cleanup day is this Saturday September 23rd

Trucks will be at the locations below from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

The pick-up sites are for residents to bring amounts of trash larger than the normal residential trash container will accommodate.
Limbs smaller than four feet and no more than six inches in diameter will be accepted but it is not designed to accept trash or clean-up debris from contractors. Items such as batteries, appliances, oils and gases, paints or thinners will not be accepted.

These are the pick-up sites for this Saturday:
Town of Elmore – Town Hall
Holtville High School
Elmore County Judicial Complex
CEWSA – Redland Facility
Emerald Mountain Equestrian Center
Kent – Old Highway Department

Any question please let me know.

Bart

Millbrook will be celebrating its 40th Birthday Friday  September 29th at the Alabama Wildlife Federation pavilion.

There will be activities for the children, live music, food for sale and a huge fireworks show.

Tickets can be purchased at the Millbrook City Hall, on the city’s website http://www.cityofmillbrook.org/  or at the Millbrook Chamber of Commerce office. The cost is $20.00 per adult and ages 15 and under are free with adult.

Gates open at 4:30, the event starts at 5:00 and live music starts at 6:00.

This will be a great community event!

Bart

This is the work session agenda for the Commission meeting 9-18-17. This meeting was originally scheduled for 9-11-17 and was rescheduled due to the threat of storms in the area cause by Hurricane Irma.
The Elmore County Commission meets on the 2nd Floor of the Elmore County Courthouse. Work Session starts at 5:00 p.m. and Commission meeting soon after normally about 6:00 p.m.
If you want to share a thought or have a question on any item please let me know.
Bart

Reminder: The Countywide Clean Up originally scheduled for today was rescheduled and will take place next Saturday September 23.

Bart

Advanced Disposal  didn’t run their normal trash pick up route in Elmore county this past Monday due to the threat of severe weather caused by Irma.

This has caused the normal Countywide Clean Up Day originally scheduled for this Saturday, September 16, to be rescheduled for next Saturday, September 23.

An Advanced Disposal truck will be at theses sites from 9:00am – 1:00pm next Saturday:

CEWSA Redland Facility

Holtville High School

Elmore County Judicial Complex

Emerald Mountain Equestrian Center

Kent – Old Highway Department 

Town of Elmore

Thanks 

Bart

Elmore Fire Department and County Highway crews on Jackson Street in Elmore waiting on Alabama Power to remove line in order for a large tree to be cleared fe blocking the road.

Use caution in this area

Bart

Update on the Tropical Storm IrmaPosted at 5:45 p.m. at 9-11-2017

 According to the NWS, at this time Elmore County still has the potential to see elevated wind conditions (25 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph) as the core of Tropical Storm Irma moves through the area just to our east. We will remain under the Tropical Storm Warning until 1:00 a.m. Winds are expected to weaken below Tropical Storm force after 1:00 a.m. The peak time for winds to increase this evening are from 7:00 p.m. through 10:00 p.m. and then will begin to decrease through the early morning hours. A Wind Advisory may be issued for elevated winds a few hours after the Tropical Storm Warning expires.

Tomorrow winds will likely remain in the 10 to 20 mph range for a good portion of the day. Please stay prepared for the next several hours.

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