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Jackson gets $100,000 check from C-M Gas During his report to the Jackson City Council Tuesday, Mayor Richard Long said the city had received a $100,000 check form Clarke Mobile Gas Counties District. "This represents the first major revenue given to the city since 2000," he said. "We expect a very successful year for Clarke Mobile Gas and appreciate the job the management team and all of the company's employees are doing." Thomasville and Grove Hill also received revenue payments. The three municipalities own the natural gas utility. School program going well Jackson City Council, Councilman Eddie Huggins reported that the Continuous School Improvement (CSI) program would receive its first private donation since attaining nonprofit status. Huggins said representatives from Merchants Bank were scheduled to meet with CSI Interim Director Kristi Taylor at Jackson Intermediate School, Wednesday morning for the presentation of a check which will be used to support the after school study program. He added that evidence of the program's success continues to be evidenced by the improvement of participating children's grades. "Kristi has done a wonderful job filling in for Alfred Donald while he has been away serving in the military," said Huggins. "She has some great innovative ideas." Donald, who is assistant principal at both Gillmore Elementary and Jackson Intermediate schools, has been serving a tour of duty with the U.S. Army for almost a year. Huggins added that he recently received a call from Donald, who is currently stationed in Little Rock, Ark., and was told he did not know when he would return home. Mayor Richard Long touted the efforts of the CSI program following Huggins' report. "You and all those involved have done a wonderful job with this program," he said. "Keep up the good work." Other business: •Long reported that the Ergon Truck terminal on Clolinger Road and the new Sonic Restaurant are both now open. Work continues on the Clarke Mobile Gas office building and Mike Parham's restaurant on U.S. Highway 43 North. •The mayor and council members praised the success of this year's Christmas parade, sponsored by the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce. Long and other council members thanked city workers and the Jackson Police Department for their assistance in making the event safe for spectators. Chamber president Marty Parker was in attendance and said turnout for the parade was one of the largest ever. "The parade was one of our best with more than 40 entries," he said. "The chamber would like to thank everyone who participated and the city for its support." •A new business license ordinance was approved by the council. The minimum license fee will now be $50. The entire ordinance will appear in next week's edition of The South Alabamian. •A motion to appoint John I. Brown to serve on the city's Industrial Development Board (IDB) was approved. •The council agreed to nominate Sam Hughston to serve on the Twin Rivers Board (TRB) of Directors. Paul Parham recently resigned from both the IDB and TRB, creating the vacancies. •A $10,000 grant application with a match of $2,500 for White Smith Memorial Library was approved. If received the money will be used to purchase new copy equipment for the facility. •The council voted to allow the mayor to sign checks totalling up to $25,000 for the Pine City Park project. Councilman Robert Marks said clearing of the property where the park will be located has begun. He explained that the money approved will be used for topography, engineering and site survey work. •Mayor Long reported that Sam Hugston has been asked to transfer a small strip of property at the proposed site for the Hampton Inn, to the city. The property, which provides rightof way access, was originally to be transferred to the county, but county officials asked that it be transferred to the city as well. The proposed site for the hotel is at the corner of U.S. Highway 43 and Walker Springs Road.
•The next city council meeting was rescheduled for Dec. 26 at 6 p.m., because the regular meeting date fell on Christmas Day.
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