0613 City Ward Map
Ward 1
Ward 1 will see new sidewalks in the near future. The current sidewalk on Peerless Avenue will soon be connected to a new sidewalk on Highland Road that will adjoin another new section on Mecca Avenue.
This will continue to Homewood Middle School. Students will now be able to walk all the way from Oxmoor Road to the school via a sidewalk.
In addition, progress continues on the new Rec Center. Grading is near completion, and foundations are being poured. You can follow the progress on Homewood Park and Rec website, homewoodparks.com.
Also, please welcome Octane Coffee to the Ward on Central Avenue.
Finally, the Farmer’s Market will be in the SOHO parking lot now through August.
Ward Representatives
- Michael Hallman, m.shane.hallman@gmail.com, 545-3226
- Britt Thames, bthames1@gmail.com, 948-6789
Ward 2
The City has finalized the purchase of the property on the corner of Oxmoor Road and Oak Grove Road. We are currently seeking proposals for development that will be consistent with the proposed new form-based zoning for the area.
The zoning itself is currently under review by the Planning Commission; it was presented by the Regional Planning Commission at the Planning Commision meeting in early May.
Big #1 Yamaha has opened at the corner of Oxmoor Road and Cobb in the old Lumber Liquidators facility.
We are also finalizing design and getting bids for the sidewalk on Kent Lane/Grove Street.
Ward Representatives
- Fred Hawkins, fred.hawkins@edtinc.net, 365-2866
- Vance Moody, vance.moody@homewoodal.net, 945-8357
Ward 3
We have many exciting things happening in Ward 3!
Our main project has been sidewalk construction. We have constructed more than 4,100 feet of sidewalk throughout the ward over the last six to nine months. These streets include three sections of Morris Boulevard, two sections of Sterrett Avenue, Hambaugh Avenue and Carr Avenue. Our goal is to provide connectivity throughout the City to access schools, parks, business districts, the Greenway trail, and other connectors and sidewalks.
There are other streets in which we are looking to add sidewalks, including Woodland Drive. We both strongly believe that while it’s only concrete, sidewalks do build neighborhoods, increase property values and provide a tighter knit community. We will continue to listen to constituents on suggestions for new sidewalks and repairs to existing sidewalks.
Patrick McClusky serves as Chair of the Public Safety Committee and Walter Jones serves as Chair of the Finance Committee, so as your representatives, we are always open to ideas that come from the Ward. Through our involvement in these committees, we are both looking into a comprehensive city-wide traffic plan. We believe this plan will help move people more efficiently through the city and prevent cut-through traffic in the neighborhoods.
Another exciting project we are reviewing is the proposed Broadway Park at the corner of Carr Avenue and Broadway. This is something many people within the city are reviewing in terms of feasibility and how best to structure this for the Ward. We appreciate all the feedback from Friends of Broadway Park and others and will continue to look for more green space within our Ward.
Ward Representatives
- Patrick McClusky, mccluskycc@yahoo.com, 746-4695
- Walter Jones, walter.jones@homewoodal.net, 910-8501
Ward 4
It is a great time to be a resident in Ward 4! As this article is being written, we are preparing to meet and interview eight applicants for the Ward 4 Board of Education seat, coming open in June. We are grateful that so many people in our Ward have concern for Homewood’s schools and desire to give their time to serve them. We recognize the importance of this process and that the school board appointment will impact the lives of each student, teacher, administrator and parent in the Homewood City Schools. On that note, we would like to express our sincere thanks to Scott Williams, who faithfully served two terms on the Board of Education. This years of service are greatly appreciated.
Another exciting development in Ward 4 is the rebirth of the Homewood Arts Council. Ward 4 members Jennifer Warren and Diane Litsey, along with Ward 2 member Caroline Hubbard and Council Liason Jenifer Wallis have resurrected the Arts Council and have big plans to enhance Homewood’s arts culture, including a coffee house concert series to begin this summer. You never know who you might see performing – rumor has it Ward 4’s own talented Councilwoman Heather Reid will be one of the performers. You can find ways to become involved with the Arts Council or just keep up with its happenings by visiting its Facebook page, facebook.com/homewoodartscouncil.
Also exciting for Ward 4 is the ongoing sidewalk discussion. We are slated to build additional sidewalks city-wide this year and are looking to build in those areas that will have the greatest impact in our Ward, specifically Roseland Drive and parts of Saulter Road. Finally, we have (hopefully) enhanced the walkability and safety in our ward by addimg pedestrian crosswalks and traffic signage.
We love hearing from you so please feel free to email us with your thoughts!
Ward Representatives
- Heather Reid, heatherreid2@aol.com, 368-4346
- Jenifer Champ-Wallis, jcw@wallis-law.com, 515-7647
Ward 5
The most exciting thing on the horizon is our proposed pedestrian bridge at Hollywood Boulevard over U.S. 280. Representative Paul DeMarco is heading up this task, and we remain hopeful we could receive tentative funding for this project this year. It would be a huge asset for our community to link Mountain Brook Village with Homewood and our Hollywood neighborhood in particular. New sidewalks would be added alongside the cemetery and into the Hollywood neighborhood to connect the bridge with the neighborhood.
Speaking of sidewalks, we’re also hoping to have a new sidewalk all the way down Rumson Road to the Shades Valley YMCA entrance. That should help beautify that street and act as a traffic- calming measure. We’ll continue to finish up work on various repairs to existing sidewalks in Ward 5 as well.
And lastly, our new Target adjacent to Brookwood Mall is an asset for our city and an incredible benefit for our Ward 5 residents who live just across the street from the new retail center. It has changed lives in averting long journeys to other parts of town to retrieve those items offered at Target. At least we know it has changed life in our household, and we’re sure the same holds true for many others.
Ward Representatives
- Richard Laws, rrlaws@armstrong.com, 410-2765
- Peter Wright, pwright@sirote.com, 930-5304
