CULLMAN, Ala. – The Cullman City Council on Monday opened its meeting by welcoming athletes from Cullman Gymnastics, to celebrate their recent victory at the 2025 Alabama Optional/Xcel State Meet, where they were named Alabama Silver Team State Champions.
Offering a resolution recognizing the team, Councilman Clint Hollingsworth presented individual certificates to:
- Avery Adams – level XB div. F first place floor, third place beam, second place All-Around
- Ella Anderson – level XB div. K first place bars, beam and All-Around; second place floor
- Zoe Burks – level XS div. B first place vault, bars, floor and All-Around, second place beam
- Skylar Livengood – level XS div. F second place beam, third place vault
- Lily McEachern – level XS div. H second place bars, third place beam and All-Around
- Willa Miner – level XS div. C first place vault
- Mary Beth Moody – level 7 div. F first place vault, third place floor
- Sabrina Schuster – level XB div. K first place beam; second place vault, bars and floor, second place All-Around
- Harper Williams – level XS div. B first place beam; second place vault, bars, floor and All-Around
Airport improvements continue
The council approved resolutions to award bids for multiple projects at Cullman Regional Airport:
- A bid for a towbarless tug to MayDay Aero, LLC, in the amount of $50,999. Airport Director Ben Harrison told the council that the new equipment will allow crews to move larger and heavier aircraft on the ground as the airport seeks to draw in such business.
- A bid for general aviation reconstruction and terminal apron rehabilitation to Wiregrass Construction Company, LLC, in the amount of $4,134,155.59. This priority project will allow the parking of more and heavier aircraft. Harrison said that 95% of this project will be paid for through federal grants, and that the City and County will split the 5% local funding commitment.
- A bid for midfield development to Wiregrass Construction Company, LLC, in the amount of $1,259,806.27. Harrison said that this later project will develop another 20 acres of available land at the airport, and again that the City and County will share only 5% of the bill.
According to Harrison the two construction projects, totaling over $5.4 million, will cost the City only around $67,000.
Rock the South back on the agenda, approved
Rock the South organizers, whose event permit had been tabled at the last meeting due to missing reports from the police and fire departments, saw their permit come back to the council. The permit was approved without issue.
Other council business
The council approved resolutions to:
- Donate a surplus Humvee to Cullman County EMA
- Adopt the annual municipal water pollution prevention resolution
- Award the bid for a motorized boom lift for the OmniPlex sports center to the lowest responsible bidder, Lift One, in the amount of $65,950
- Enter into an agreement with the Alabama Department of Environmental Management for the Broglen River Watershed Implementation Project at Heritage Park
The council also scheduled public hearings on June 2, 2025, at 7 p.m. for:
- Ordinance 2025-11 to rezone the Nguyen and Ha property located on Miller Street from R-2 to B-2 Business District
- Ordinance 2025-12 to rezone the Industrial Development Board property located at Alabama Highway 69 and Alabama Highway 157 from M-1 to B-2 Business District
The council held first readings without taking action on:
- Ordinance 2025-09 to rezone the Coots property located on Marie Street Northwest from R-3 to R-4 Residential District
- Ordinance 2025-10 to annex the Blackwood property on County Road 499 as R-1 Residential District
The council can vote on those ordinances after their second reading at the next meeting.
The Cullman City Council meets next on Monday, May 5, 2025, at 7 p.m. in the city hall auditorium. The public is invited to attend.
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