Foley Begins Work On Newest City Park In Mills

Land is being cleared for Foley’s newest park to be located in the recently annexed Mills community. The city purchased a 4-acre site to be developed as a park. Mayor Ralph Hellmich said city crews have cleared much of the brush and some trees from the site in the newest community to join the city. Additionally, Darrell Russell, Foley public works director, said Foley officials have been working with Baldwin County since the vote to switch residents to municipal garbage collection, with service in many homes being transferred at the end of the billing period. The Foley Planning Commission has approved a zoning plan for the area, under which developed parcels in the annexed area would be zoned R-4, a residential designation that is the same as that in neighboring areas. Lots that now have structures that do not fit the R-4 zoning requirements will be allowed to remain unchanged. The zoning plan will now go to the Foley City Council for a public hearing and vote on final approval.