🌱 Mountain Brook Council Accepts Drainage Bid + Local March Events

Hello all. It's me, Dashiell Allen, your host of the Mountain Brook Patch newsletter. Here are all the things you need to know about what's happening in the community today, including...

• The City Council is addressing drainage issues
• Home prices and sales in Mountain Brook
• What's going on in March

But first, today's weather: Cloudy, warm; a p.m. t-storm. High: 75 Low: 66.

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Here are the top three stories in Mountain Brook today:

1. The City Council accepted a bid from Gillespie Construction for a project that will address long-standing drainage issues on Cherry Street, Lorena Lane and Euclid Avenue, much to the enthusiasm of some local residents. The bid is for $917,368.92, according to Mark Simpson from Schoel Engineering. (Village Living)
2. Mountain Brook is relatively low on the list of new and existing home sales in the greater Birmingham area, with just 357 total in 2022. Homewood had the most by far with 1,844. The average price in Mountain Brook was over $1 million. (thehomewoodstar.com)
3. The Birmingham News is ending its printed edition, changing the morning routine for many people across Central Alabama that read it every day. (WVTM 13)

Today in Mountain Brook:

• Mountain Brook Village Merchant Meeting (9 a.m.)
• Town & Country Clothes 80-year Anniversary Ribbon Cutting (2 p.m.)
• Boys Varsity Tennis at Vestavia High School (3 p.m.)
• Girls Varsity Softball at Clay-Chalkville High School (5 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Check out this Mountain Brook real estate roundup. (Mountain Brook Patch)
• There's a lot to look forward to around town next month, including these six events: a Family Night–Live Animal Show at the O'Neal Library, Orangetheory Fitness’s TumTum Tree Foundation 10K/5K/1-Mile Fun Run and more. (Mountain Brook Magazine)
• Check out the latest member of the Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce, The Red Barn, a nonprofit organization in Leeds, Alabama, that "provides equine-assisted services to low-income individuals with disabilities and special circumstances." (Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce via Facebook)

Thanks for following along and staying informed. I'll see you around!

— Dashiell Allen

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