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2007 Clean Up Day
Set for March 31st

Spring Hill History

Clean Up Day 2006

Report Littering from Vehicles
      Information to give:
        ● Tag number
        ● Type of Auto
        ● Location
        ● Type of item thrown out
        ● Whether thrown by driver
            or passenger
Call 208-6025 or
Cingular Wireless Customers #KMB (#562)

Report Problems or Complaints to the City of Mobile Action Center 208-7999


 






 

Currently our efforts are strongly focused on passing zoning and subdividion ordiances that will enable The Village of Spring Hill to move forward with the Blueprint for Spring Hill.

CLICK HERE to see what is going on with this process.


October 2007

SIDEWALK GRANT TOTALLY FUNDED!!!!

Neighborhood sidewalks along Old Shell Road—from McGregor Avenue to University Boulevard—will become a reality. Mayor Sam Jones and City Council members Reggie Copeland and Gina Gregory announced that the City of Mobile will fund the matching portion of our $379,000 Transportation Enhancement grant from the Alabama Department of Transportation. The Village of Spring Hill will work with the City over the coming months to begin detailed engineering efforts and formally kick off the project. Stay tuned for additional updates on this exciting initiative. When we first formed The Village of Spring Hill this was the number one thing that residents said they wanted to see happen.  We are proud to see this become a reality!


September 2007

Sidewalk Update

Neighborhood sidewalks down Old Shell Road from Spring Hill College to University Boulevard are in the initial stages of planning thanks to a $379,000 Transportation Enhancement Grant from the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT). The structure of the grant requires a further commitment of matching funds and engineering costs for approximately $113,000 before the grant can be accepted by the City of Mobile and the work begun. Currently this additional funding is being sought to make the eagerly anticipated sidewalk project a reality for our community.


Time for New Trees

The Bradford Pear trees in the McGregor/Old Shell Road area have served us well over the last two decades. However, as they have reached their maturity and are showing signs of old age and deterioration, The Village of Spring Hill has submitted an application to the Mobile Tree Commission to remove them in anticipation of new plantings in the area. As part of a Master Plan for The Village, a tree plan will evolve from the November community work sessions led by the team of Dover, Kohl & Partners. This new plan will then be submitted to the Tree Commission for approval. The Village of Spring Hill will work closely with the City of Mobile Urban Forestry Department, the Traffic Department and Keep Mobile Beautiful to make this beautification plan a reality as the first of many projects which will be the outcome of our community-designed Master Plan.


June 2007

The Village of Spring Hill Signs Contract with Town
Planning Firm Dover, Kohl & Partners


June 26, 2007
– The Village of Spring Hill, Inc., has signed a contract with nationally recognized town planning firm Dover, Kohl & Partners of Coral Gables, Fla. Over the next several months, Dover, Kohl & Partners will assist the Village in creating an updated master plan for the Spring Hill community in Mobile, Ala.

This is a HUGE step forward for the Village! Please stay abreast of news and plan to involve yourself and your family in this exciting future for our community.  GET THE DETAILS!

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May 2007

Village of Spring Hill Update
Thursday, May 17, 2007

The request for rezoning of the property off Old Shell Road in Country Club Village was withdrawn at the Planning Commission meeting today, May 17, 2007. The owners plan to meet with Council Member Gina Gregory and the residents to reconsider the use of the property to be more in keeping with the neighborhood. The Village of Spring Hill, Inc. thanks the Long family for taking a second look at how this property can best enhance and preserve the charm of our Spring Hill community

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Calling on Village photographers! We would love to have new photos to use on this site or in our collateral advertising. If you have some digital photos taken in Spring Hill that impart some of the flavor of the Village please feel free to send them to webmaster@thevillageofspringhill.com.  As a non-profit organization every bit of help is most appreciated!


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Let’s Clean Up Spring Hill! >>>> March 31   9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Round up your children, your neighbors, and your friends for the 2nd Annual Village Clean Up Day, co-sponsored by The Village of Spring Hill and Keep Mobile Beautiful.

Get bags from your street captain and fill them with trash from your yard, your street and your block.  Deliver your bags on Saturday, March 31 between 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. to Clean Up Day Headquarters, located on the southwest corner of Old Shell and McGregor next to Spoke’n Trail. Bring your bags to Headquarters and pile them in one huge stack for everyone to see then join your neighbors and friends for some lively music and hot dogs and drinks from Mobile Gas. 

Chairmen Brennan Myers and Abbie Bowren have put together a day of fun-all in the name of cleaning up!  Both encourage you and your family to participate in this annual event.  For questions about Clean Up Day, please contact Brennan or Abbie via this website. Email Now.

See you on the 31st
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March 13th was the second annual meeting of The Village of Spring Hill, Inc. at St. Paul’s Auditorium held at 6:30 p.m. 
Last year, when over 500 people attended the meeting, you told us what you would like to see happen. This year come and find out what your top 5 requests were for improving The Village of Spring Hill.Some exciting goals have been accomplished this year, and ongoing projects are in the works. Some of the most interesting and creative steps are ahead of us, and you will want to be a part of continuing to make The Village of Spring Hill something to be proud of.   Tuesday, March 13th at St. Paul’s Auditorium – 6:30 pm.

You Asked For It… Now It Is Happening!

More sidewalks in Spring Hill were the number one priority of over 500 people who attended last year’s Village of Spring Hill annual meeting. At this year’s annual meeting, held March 13 at St Paul’s Moorer Theater, organization president Linda St. John reported a $379,000 Transportation Enhancement grant had been recently approved and is soon to be announced by the Governor’s Office. The grant will fund sidewalks on Old Shell Road from Spring Hill College to University Boulevard.

Equally important was the announcement of a Comprehensive Community Grant awarded by The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs.  The grant will fund the development of comprehensive urban planning for the area as well as the subsequent early phases of implementation.  Senator Hap Myers initiated the search for funds and guided the VSH organization through the application process.

To make improvements to the intersection of Old Shell Road and McGregor Avenue,    Council Member Gina Gregory has pledged over $200,000 from her District 7 budget.

The sidewalk grant is the result of The Village of Spring Hill, Inc. arranging a meeting with Mayor Sam Jones and a group of people who could represent Spring Hill’s interest in sidewalks.  Senator Hap Myers, Representative Jamie Ison, Commissioner Steven Nodine, and City Council Members Gina Gregory and Reggie Copeland joined the effort to get the City of Mobile to request the grant on behalf of the Spring Hill area.

Other priorities addressed in the past year included the planting of more trees and the possible relocation of power lines at McGregor and Old Shell.  To learn more about what’s been accomplished and what’s next, read the full text of Linda St. John’s speech.


January 2007
Interested in the connection that can vastly improve health, safety and environmental protection? Come see Dan Burden of Walkable Communities at an admission-free event on either Wednesday, January 17, 7:00 p.m. Daphne Civic Center or Thursday, January 18, 7:00 p.m. Foley Civic Center.  Named by Time Magazine as one of the six most important civic innovators in the world, Burden and his non-profit consulting firm, Walkable Communities are dedicated to creating better places in which to live, work, play and raise our families. Come learn how! Brought to you by Baldwin County Trailblazers, the City of Daphne and the City of Foley.  For more information, call 928-2282 or 626-6116. http://www.walkable.org/
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Tree Planting in Spring Hill Village a Huge Success

Ninety-seven volunteers met at the top of Spring Hill on Saturday morning, Jan. 13, 2007, to plant 122 live oak trees which will further enhance the beautiful Oak canopy for which Spring Hill has always been known. The majority of trees were planted up Old Shell Road from I-65 to McGregor Avenue with the remainder going down Museum Drive leading to Langan Park.

The Village of Spring Hill members, volunteers from Keep Mobile Beautiful and the City of Mobile Parks Department teamed up to do the work. Young people from St. Paul’s, Spring Hill College, UMS-Wright and Wilmer Hall as well as other areas of the City turned out in great numbers to assist in the community effort.

The trees were purchased by a grant from the Hearin Chandler Foundation which has for 25 years gifted hundreds of thousands of dollars to the City of Mobile and other organizations to fund tree planting throughout the City.


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