🌱Lawsuit Against Mountain Brook Alleges Property Damage + Fun Events

Hey, friends! It's me, Dashiell Allen, your host of the Mountain Brook Patch newsletter. Here's all the community news you need to know right now. Today's issue includes updates on:

• A lawsuit against the City of Mountain Brook alleging property damage.
• Track & Field updates.
• This weekend: arts festival, Smith's Variety book signing.

But first, today's weather: A shower and t-storm; warmer. High: 82 Low: 64.

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Here are the top three stories in Mountain Brook today:

1. Multiple residents have filed lawsuits against the City of Mountain Brook, the Board of Education, and Schoel Engineering, alleging work on Mountain Brook Junior High School led to property damage caused by storm drainage. According to attorney John Somerville, a 1995 agreement includes a buffer between the school and the adjacent property. (Village Living)
2. The Mountain Brook boys and girls tennis teams both had a "nearly perfect" Class 6A state tournament at the end of April, winning 17 out of 18 flights across single and doubles. Their prospects are also looking good for the 2024 season. (Village Living)
3. Reagan Riley from Mountain Brook captured the track & field class 6A 1,600-meter dash with the second-fastest girls running time of the day. Thursday was the first day of the Alabama High School Athletics Association's 2023 State Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Here's photos from the day (AL.com)

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Today in Mountain Brook:

• ART in the VILLAGE — Mountain Brook City Hall (9 a.m. - 5 p.m.)
• The Big Biz Pitch Competition — Southern Museum of Flight (1 p.m.)
• Book signing at Smith's Variety (1 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Check out Mountain Brook High School's new uniform design. (Couch Chief Martin - Mountain Brook Cheerleading via Twitter)
• Happy "School Lunch Hero Day" from Mountain Brook Schools. (Mountain Brook Schools via Twitter)
• Congratulations to the Mountain Brook YMCA's 2023 Madness Challenge winners! "Our competition participants JOINED THE MADNESS in weekly head-to-head battles for the most physical activity at our YMCA over the last 7 weeks." (Mountain Brook YMCA via Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Saturday off right! See you all tomorrow for another update.

— Dashiell Allen

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