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Clay not likely to have municipal police force after hearing
by Lee Weyhrich
Staff Writer
A special public hearing
regarding
a
Clay
police
department bled over into the
pre-council and city council
meetings Monday night, and
it appears councilman Ricky
Baker’s plan to increase police
protection with a dedicated Clay
police force had virtually been
dismissed before it was even
discussed.
The new budget, which passed
during the regular Council
meeting, called for an expansion
of the deputy program by two
officers and the money for those
officers appears to come in part
from money that had not yet
been un-earmarked when the
budget was finalized.
Ordinance 2014-04 earmarked
money from the new two
millage property tax solely for
the creation of a police force
or school system. Since the
only part of that ordinance that
specified the use of the funds was
in the title, Council members Ben
Thackerson, Becky Johnson and
Mayor Charles Webster voted
to change that title to read “An
Ordinance Levying Ad Valorem
Taxes for the Use and Support
of the General Fund of the City
of Clay, Alabama.” Councilmen
Something to do in
your Spare Time
Taylor felt
calling in move
to First Baptist
by Chris Yow
Editor
Alan Taylor, president of the Trussville
Bryant Bank location, has announced
he will leave the bank to make a move
to First Baptist Church of Trussville to
become the business administrator for
the church.
The move is something Taylor said
he felt called to do, although some may
not see this as a move up in the banking
world.
“I felt a calling to go. In most people’s
eyes it’s not a step up professionally, but
I’ve probably got a few more years to
work, and I want to make a difference,”
Taylor said. “I think the bank is in great
shape, and this is an opportunity to
serve in another way and try to make a
difference in people’s lives.”
Bryant Bank has been in Trussville
for close to eight years, and Taylor was
named president before it opened. Taylor
has a degree in finance from Auburn
University, but has only spent 13 years in
the industry, including the last eight with
Bryant Bank.
The
church
restructured
their
administration, and felt they needed
a business administrator who was not
in the ministry, and Taylor has been a
member of the church for more than 20
years he said.
Taylor said he is leaving the bank in
what he believes is a good position.
“The bank has grown above
expectations. The bank is in good shape
with a good staff and great leaders, and
they will continue to grow,” Taylor said.
system. Whereas in the past most
offenders were petty criminals, a
growing number are showing up
with extensive, violent criminal
records, he said. He estimates
more than 90 percent of those
come from outside the City of
Trussville.
Chamblee is a supporter of a
local municipal police force and
believes it builds community.
Ricky Baker and Kevin Small
voted against the change in the
ordinance.
These items were already on
the agenda in finalized form
before the hearing regarding a
police force.
The hearing opened with
Carl Chamblee, a Trussville
municipal judge for 32 years,
stating that crime is on the rise as
is the “quality” of the criminals
coming through the court
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Come sail away
with Clay students
submitted photo
CCHS students working on their boats in
the beginning stages.
by Chris Yow
Editor
photo courtesy of Jason Bradley
The main house of Spare Time houses 25 bowling lanes.
by Chris Yow
Editor
Looking for something
fun to do, but don’t want to
go too far away? Look no
further than Trussville and
the newly-renovated Spare
Time Entertainment Center.
On the heels of a
renovation costing upwards
of $4 million, that was
recently completed, the old
bowling alley is now an
entertainment destination.
Assistant Manager Shea
Blanchard allowed the
Tribune an all-access look
into the facility and the
upgrades.
The bowling alley once
known as Lightning Strikes
now looks more like an
upscale Chuck E. Cheese
than a bowling alley, and
that was part of the plan
according to Blanchard.
The company didn’t want
to continue serving one
type of client, although
bowling is still the main
draw to the center.
“We’re essentially five
businesses under one roof
instead of an old bowling
alley and a snack bar. We’re
a full family entertainment
center,” Blanchard said.
Mike Miller, director
Students at Clay-Chalkville High
School recently took to the water to learn
about European history in their Advanced
Placement course. The students were
studying the Age of Exploration and
Conquest of 1450-1650 A.D.
Clay teacher Maggie Rasberry
has taken a different approach to the
cirriculum, by teaming up her class
into four teams based from WWII
leaders: Hitler, Stalin, Eisenhower and
Mussolini. She challenged her teams
to build “ships” from cardboard boxes,
among other materials. The teams then
constructed 2-4 small-scale ships each
from the materials and attempted to float
them at Cosby Lake.
A time limit was placed on the groups,
forcing them to build teamwork and
communication skills as well.
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Former TCS Assistant Supt. takes over statewide program
opportunities for elementary
and middle school students
throughout the state. They served
more than 24,000 students last
year.
Kapp, who has been the
executive director for Better
Basics since 2008, has been with
the company more than 17 years.
“I am very grateful for
the board of directors, staff,
volunteers and partners of Better
Basics that have supported
me throughout the years. I am
proud of what we’ve been able
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The Better Basics board of
directors announced last week
that executive director Karen
Kapp will retire effective Nov.
27, and former Trussville City
Schools Assistant Superintendent
Ammie Akin will assume
those duties the following day,
according to a release from the
company.
Better Basics provides literacy
intervention,
enrichment
programs
and
educational
to accomplish in my time at
Better Basics,” Kapp stated. “I
am looking forward to watching
Better Basics continue to excel
in the years to come. I plan to
stay involved in our city and the
activities that are important to
moving our children and literacy
efforts in Alabama forward.”
Akin’s history in education
at all levels was instrumental
in choosing her as replacement,
as she has held management
positions at the school and
district levels. She has also
received a number of accolades
throughout her career.
For Better Basics, Akin
implemented the 30 A Day
summer reading program, “Dr.
Akin is prepared to lead Better
Basics in its mission to empower
children,
reduce
illiteracy,
and improve the community,”
Kapp said. “Her experience
in education and leadership
uniquely qualifies her to step into
this role. She is well-respected
in the education community, will
inspire Better Basics employees,
and embodies Better Basics’ core
values.”
Akin said she was excited
to follow in Kapp’s path and
promised to continue the mission
of the company to make a positive
difference in the community.
“It’s one thing to teach reading
but it’s another to teach it to
students who are eager to learn
more. Better Basics’ programs
are
redefining
education
and giving the children of
Birmingham an insatiable love
for learning.”
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Students show off their boats after setting
sail.
“They were only given 50 minutes to
actually construct their ships, so they had
to use their time wisely and work as a
unified team,” Rasberry said. “I overheard
one group immediately start delegating
roles and discussing how they had to
work together. Nobody sat twiddling their
thumbs. Every single student knew exactly
what they needed to do and that they
were trying to accomplish something as a
team. Some students worked on the sails
while others were the actual engineers and
builders.”
The team who built the fastest, most
buoyant ship won exemption from the
essay portion of their most upcoming test.
“For this assignment in particular, they
were really excited. How often is it that you
get to build boats and test them out in a high
school history class?” Rasberry said, “It is
a unique hands-on learning assignment,
and I’ve already started planning a way
to do something similar for advancements
in military technology when we get to our
World War I unit. Maybe we’ll get to build
tanks or submarines.”
The students really impressed her with
their leadership abilities, she said. “My
role was quite small. I complimented their
craftsmanship and went around with a box
cutter if they needed it, but that was all I
needed to do.”
Rasberry made a demonstration model
and aptly named it the USS Rasberry to
show the class what a finished product
might look like, but the students were
given complete creative control.
The winner of the competition was Team
Hitler. Two of their boats were in the top
three of the class.
submitted photo
Team Hitler boats were wrapped with
wax paper to help their floating ability.
The strategy worked as two of their boats
finished in the top three.
submitted photo
Ships made by the class sail Cosby Lake.
Paine project delayed by over-budget bid
by Chris Yow
Editor
The project to combine
Paine Primary and Paine
Intermediate schools with
an administration and
media center building
within
the
existing
courtyard
has
been
temporarily halted due to
the apparent low bidder in
the project submitted a bid
of around 20 percent more
than was budgeted.
According to Barry
Davis,
facilities
coordinator for the school
system, a timeline has been
constructed to attempt to
get the project back on
track.
Rick Lathan of Lathan
Associates Architects said
he was surprised at the
bid price, but he offered
insight on why the bid was
more than expected.
“We think there was
a diluted market in subprices,” Lathan said.
Some of the areas where
prices were high were
in masonry, mechanical,
electrical and plumbing
products. Lathan said
he was told that the
mechanical products were
more expensive than the
electrical,
something
he said he’d never seen
happen before.
“Eight bidders withdrew
because they were busy,”
Lathan said, and he
attributed the high costs
somewhat to that issue.
“The main objective,”
Lathan said, “is to preserve
the program and space.”
Lathan told the board
that at the final approval,
the
state
building
commissioner required the
company to add additional
items to the courtyard in
order to enclose it from
existing entrances, with a
cost of about $350,000.
An exception in the
code, according to Lathan,
giving an area of refuge in
the middle of the courtyard
and gives a 60-foot
perimeter around it. The
plans met that exclusion.
“We have talked to the
local fire marshal, and he is
talking to the fire marshal
at the state,” Lathan said.
“Hopefully we’ll be able
to get this finalized. It’s a
matter of interpretation.”
According to Lathan, the
local fire marshal interprets
it the way Lathan does, and
he expects to know more
on the matter by Monday.
Davis said eliminating
that cost would put the
project in a much more
manageable
financial
situation.
Board president Bill
Roberts was skeptical the
project could be completed
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photo courtesy of Jason Bradley
photo courtesy of Jason Bradley
Laser tag is very popular, and Spare Time has the largest arena in the state.
of social media at Spare
Time, said the facility has
upgraded the lanes and
the scoring system for
bowlers, along with the
additions to the facility,
keeping bowling as the
focus of the business.
The center has a full
arcade with close to 60 of
the latest arcade games,
but also the classics, such
as skeeball. One of the
newest additions is the
credit-card-like system,
making it easier for
patrons to keep up with
money and points in one
place.
“The games work off
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Spare Time Entertainment is located behind Target near
the Pinnacle shopping center.
center) Dave and Buster’s.
You don’t have to use
tokens or cash, you use
the card and your tickets
or points go on the card
directly,” Blanchard said.
Adults will be more apt
to participate with their
children as many games
are geared toward older
patrons. One of the newest
features is an on-site laser
tag arena.
“Adults love to be
competitive,”
Miller
said. “It’s great to get
some friends together
and have some friendly
competition.”
Blanchard said eight
lanes were taken out to
accommodate the new
laser tag adventure that
is two levels high and
features a fallen city
theme.
“More adults play laser
tag than kids,” she said.
Miller said he will see
a number of patrons who
come to bowl, but will
choose to do other things
The VIP area houses five bowling lanes, a private dining and bar area, as well as
billiards.
once they arrive.
“When they find out we
have the state’s largest
laser tag arena, they’re
like ‘You know what, I
think I’ll play laser tag
instead,’ and they have a
great time,” Miller said.
Miller said the facility
has gone from 42 lanes
down to 32. Lanes 7-32
are in the main house area,
but five of those lanes are
in a brand new VIP area.
“Our VIP room is
amazing,” Miller said.
“It’s open for everything.”
“We’ve done all kinds
of things in this room
already,” Blanchard said.
“We’ve got a rehearsal
dinner for a wedding
coming up soon. We’ve
had several kid’s birthday
parties, all-day corporate
meetings that have turned
into team-building events
with bowling and laser
tag.
“How many places can
you go and shoot your
boss?”
The snack bar is all
but gone. A small ICEE
machine and chips are still
in the facility, but a fullsize upscale restaurant has
been added to the bar area,
and the menu features
everything from chicken
fingers to filet mignon.
The menu changes
quarterly,
although
Blanchard
said
the
company tries to only add
items, without taking any
away.
“Every aspect of the
business has changed from
prior to the renovation,”
Blanchard said.
Community members
are taking notice, she said.
In fact, the renovations and
additions have brought
in customers more than
before the renovations.
“You may get your
casual bowler twice a year,
but now we may get you in
as a family more because
we have more to offer,”
Blanchard said. “I would
safely say everyone has
been pleased, absolutely
blown away by the
changes. The community
has been very receptive
and supportive.”
Miller said he worked
at the facility when it was
Lightning Strikes, but said
the changes are dramatic.
“Many people don’t
know we’ve changed as
much as we have,” he
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high level of resistance to
those treatments.
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Yoon and his team found
lice have developed a gene
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the pyrethroids -- a widelyused class of indooroutdoor
insecticides
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tested 109 lice populations
and 104 of them were
resistant to the pyrethroids.
Sara
McClendon,
founder and owner of
Remove-A-Lice (RAL) in
Trussville and Hoover, said
this isn’t something those
who study the species are
surprised to see.
“They’ve been resistant
for a while,” she said. “In
the professional lice world,
that’s not new information.
Yes, they are evolving, but
they’re all evolving.”
McClendon compared
it to a bacterial infection
becoming immune to
antibiotics.
“If people overuse it, and
use it when they don’t need
it, that’s when it becomes
ineffective,” she said.
“The key to getting rid of
lice is getting in there and
removing it all.”
McClendon’s company
does that specifically. She
said her treatment is to use
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“One of the advantages of
having your own police force
is — and I’m sure the deputy
sheriffs are very qualified —
part of policing in my opinion
is to develop relationships
with businesses, (and) with the
citizens of the city the police
serve. It is hard to do that with
deputy sheriffs that are here on
a contractual basis, “ Chamblee
said.
He added that while schools
and parks are important, a sense
of security is paramount, and
part of that comes from officers
who are part of the community.
Mayor Charles Webster and
City Manager Ronnie Dixon
argue that the deputies are part
of the community.
“All the deputies that we’ve
hired since I’ve been here (are
part of the community), and I
know for a fact that those guys
give their personal cell phone
numbers out to people and they
do have that personal touch,”
Webster said.
an all-natural product to
slow the louse down, and
then comb them out before
going strand-by-strand to
make sure nothing remains.
“People are freaking out
about (the resistance), but
we’re not because we’ve
always known (medicine)
isn’t going to kill all the
bugs,” McClendon said.
Trussville City Schools
sent a letter home to each
parent regarding lice and
the procedure parents
should follow in the event
a child has been infected.
In the letter, it details
tips on how to control lice
outbreaks and how to treat
a child when he or she has
Webster also explained by
using contract deputies they not
only have access to their own
deputies, but every deputy in the
area, thus effectively expanding
their
police
force
when
necessary at no additional cost.
The county provides support to
municipalities who have police
forces as well, when the need
arises, however.
Only the specific deputies
under contract can enforce the
city’s codes and ordinances,
however. Clay resident Beth
Goodwin said the deputies who
have responded to her calls have
told her they cannot enforce Clay
ordinances because they are not
contract deputies.
Webster stated there are a lot of
other factors which make using
contract deputies advantageous
over a municipal force. For
one, in the case of a disaster the
sheriff’s department absorbs
the overtime costs. In case of a
major incident multiple local
deputies can respond -- not just
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been affected.
Jefferson County schools
nurse supervisor Tameka
Hines said the school
system also sends home a
letter detailing how to with
lice and treat it. Hines said
she recommends using a
nit comb after treating with
medicine, although it can
be painful, it’s the most
effective way for home
treatment.
Some reasons treatments
aren’t working, however,
may be fixable by those
treating at home, such as
not using conditioners in
hair after washing with the
medicine. Conditioners can
keep the lice medicine from
those under contract.
In addition to speed and
numbers, Webster touted the
immunity deputies have that
city police officers do not. Judge
Chamblee said that municipal
officers have the same immunity,
however.
Baker estimates a force as he
proposes it with 12 officers would
cost around $850,000, plus the
cost of dispatch. The money to
pay for a force would come from
the funds expected from the
two millage increase, plus the
amount of money already being
spent on contract deputies. Dixon
said Jefferson County Sergeant
John Pennington estimated nine
officers, court services and other
considerations would cost $2.25
million dollars - not $880,000.
“I actually disagree with
everything (the mayor and city
manager) just said,” Baker said.
“Tarrant has 21 officers and
four dispatchers, and it is my
understanding , unless they lied
to me, their total budget is $1.7
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million, not nine officers for
2.5 million. I don’t know where
those numbers come from except
from that one particular police
officer. I’m sure they wanted to
keep our business and that’s why
it is so high.”
He added that if having
contract deputies was so great
Clay, Pinson, Center Point and
possibly one other city would
not be the only municipalities of
their size in the county using that
service.
Dixon added there are some
costs Baker did not account for
in his estimate, including a onetime startup cost of $300,000
for a police records computer
system with a $55,000 annual
certificate and maintenance.
The court record system is an
additional initial cost of $50,000
with an $8,000 annual certificate
and maintenance.
Dixon said there are numerous
other unseen costs that have not
been accounted for.
Baker said regardless of
important,
including
second treatments. Not
performing
a
second
treatment or performing
one too quickly or too late
can affect the medicine.
cost, the city is at a crossroads
in regard to crime and public
safety and they can choose to
either be proactive or reactive.
Councilman Kevin Small agreed
that a show of force now could
help prevent an increase in
crimes later, by enforcing the
smaller crimes now.
“Whether it is a police force
or adding more deputies, the
number one thing I heard during
election when I ran three years
ago, and the thing I continue to
hear people say is (That we do
not want to become like Center
Point). When I went to HewittTrussville, I had a lot of friends
in Center Point and they lived in
nice houses in Center Point. It
was a nice neighborhood. Now I
would argue that the cars people
drove here tonight are worth
more than some of those same
houses in Center Point. And the
thing I keep hearing is that we do
not want Clay to be like Center
Point and we need an increased
(police) presence.”
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Pinson Valley still exploring police options
by Lee Weyhrich
Staff Writer
Pinson City Council
devoted nearly all of
this week’s meeting to
upcoming and possible
projects
designed
to
enhance the city for its
residents.
The council is still
researching the possibility
of a police force. The council
received a copy of the
expense report for Tarrant’s
police force which will
allow them to look at actual
expenses for a similarlysized city. Councilman
Joe Cochran also received
an insurance quote for
$67,000, only $2,000 more
than his original estimate.
While Tarrant’s police
force is larger than the one
proposed by Cochran - 21
officers versus 12 proposed
- the numbers should paint
a decent picture of the
possible cost of a Pinson
police department.
Cochran also talked
about possibly expanding
the deputy program rather
than beginning a police
force and providing a
base of operations for
deputies operating in the
city. The deputies would
also be provided vehicles
marked
“Pinson”
to
distinguish them as part of
the community. The City
of Clay operates under a
was affirmed when PARCA
reported the top 10 school
systems in Alabama. TCS
ranked in the top ten based
on criteria that included
a combination of student
performance on the ACT
Aspire test and quality
teachers in our classrooms.
It is always a good feeling
to receive affirmation for
hard work and excellence
in our school system and I
am proud of Trussville City
Schools for many reasons,
especially our teachers,“
Neill said.
TCS ranked among top 10
schools systems in ACT testing
From Staff Reports
A report released to
schools by the Public
Affairs Research Council
of Alabama (PARCA),
shows Trussville City
Schools among the state’s
top school districts in ACT
test scores.
The report said HewittTrussville students were
16 percent above the state
average in proficiency on
the test.
The report was initially
designed to show the
quality of teachers in school
systems, but included data
on ACT testing to prove
how important quality
teachers can be.
Trussville City Schools
Superintendent Dr. Pattie
Neill said the quality of
education is Trussville is
very high, and she is proud
to see the progress kids are
making in their test scores.
“The quality of education
in Trussville City Schools
System
Percent of
students
proficient
on Aspire
FY 2014
State of Alabama
39%
Mountain Brook City
81%
Vestavia Hills City
75%
Madison City
73%
Homewood City
71%
Auburn City
62%
Cullman City
61%
Muscle Shoals City
58%
Arab City
57%
Hoover City
56%
Trussville City
55%
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similar structure with their
current contract deputies.
He proposed hiring a
total of 12 contract deputies
plus a supervisor, and
providing office facilities.
The supervisor, either a
lieutenant or sergeant,
would be based in Pinson
and be dedicated to the
city. By Cochran’s estimate
this program would cost
approximately $1.1 million.
He has not run the plan by
the sheriff’s department
however.
Cochran wanted residents
to know that he and the
other councilmen were
exploring multiple avenues
to improve police coverage
in Pinson.
“I’m not abandoning the
police department concept,
I’m just simply throwing
an alternate out there,”
Cochran said.
Either plan would only be
possible with an additional
2-percent tax increase.
Mayor Hoyt Sanders noted
the one percent state sales
tax currently being debated
in court as unconstitutional
might open a little wiggle
room allowing the city to
gain the additional revenue
for only one percent more
than residents are paying
now.
The tax revenue would
not only go to the additional
police coverage, but it would
also towards converting the
current library into a police
station and converting
Rock School Center into a
new library.
While renovations to
these two buildings are a
possibility, one renovation
is an imminent reality.
The council is embarking
on a project to update and
upgrade the Palmerdale
Homesteads Community
Center. Step one is to
replace 21 light fixtures. The
council voted unanimously
to replace them with LED
fixtures. LED fixtures
are several times more
expensive, would pay for
themselves in two years
with the electrical savings,
councilwoman Joy McCain
said. The fixtures are
expected to cost between
$4,500 and $6,000. The
building will also need some
renovations, including paint
and updating.
Additionally, residents
of Innsbrooke will soon
see some changes to
their neighborhood. The
council voted unanimously
to approve landscaping
improvements
on
the
residential side of the ball
field fence. The cost of the
landscaping is estimated
at $800. The mayor also
wants to contact the high
school Ag department
about planting evergreens
on the school side of the
fence in certain places.
The city has also received
approval from Jefferson
County to take over some
of the speed regulation in
Innsbrooke and perhaps
on other county-owned
roads. The council voted
unanimously to approve
the proposal. The next
step will be to install speed
regulation devices such as
speed bumps and speed
humps and any other traffic
regulation devices to slow
the traffic where people
seem to have the heaviest
feet. The council has already
placed a radar station on
Innsbrooke Pkwy., and has
received positive response.
From Staff Reports
through the National Take
Back Initiative Collection
program.
Trussville police will be
handling their local event
on Saturday, Sept. 26, from
10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at 131
Main Street in Trussville.
The program is designed
to take back unused
prescriptions, but also to
educate the general public
about the potential for
abuse of medications.
This is the 10th annual
national campaign for this
event.
TPD taking prescription
drugs back
The Drug Enforcement
Agency and Trussville
Police Department are
working together to create
a safe and responsible
way to return unused
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Understanding Supply and Demand…
O
ur youngest child
is
frustrated,
exasperated
and
disappointed.
In
the past three weeks
he has put offers in on
five houses. Four of the
five went highest and
best, while another went
under contract with no
opportunity to re-bid. In
the four cases that went
highest and best, he did rebid. His re-bid offers were
8 to 10 percent higher than
the list price. He hasn’t
been the highest or best
in any of these bids. He is
submitting a highest and
best on a sixth home this
week.
All of this is taking
place in South Florida
(St. Petersburg), one of
those horribly distressed
markets that served as a
harbinger of the economic
period we have come to
call the Great Recession.
As
I’ve
reported
previously,
the
most
common question I am
greeted with is: “How’s
the market?” My standard
response is, “Well that
depends on where you
live.” You see, all real
estate is local! I can tell
you, however, the call for
highest and best is all too
common here as well in
the tri-county area making
up the bulk of the GreaterBirmingham market. As
I write this, I am waiting
on a response to a highest
and best offer. Some areas,
of course, have more than
Dave Parrish
The Real Story ...
News and commentary
about the real estate market
and related topics. others. It’s all matter of
supply and demand.
While this law of supply
and demand has been with
us for eons, those three
words are too oft glossed
over, with their meaning
not fully understood.
While supply and demand
might be reduced to
an equation where the
components are thought
of as equals, nothing could
be further from the truth.
Experience has taught me
that demand is key, if not
king! Without demand,
supply is meaningless; it’s
dividing by zero.
With that in mind, it
is useful to understand
what creates or impacts
demand. In the world of
real estate those factors
include: (spoiler alert!)
location, profile (major
features),
condition,
amenities
and
price.
That is for what potential
buyers are looking. It
is the balanced, but
considered combination
of these factors that create
individual action taking
demand; that point on the
demand curve that causes
action to be taken. Ignoring
or improperly weighting
any of these factors is to
misgauge demand.
Lest I be accused of
ignoring the impact of
supply, it is fair to say that
supply finds its meaning
by
comparison to demand.
The role of supply is to
measure
competition
and is to be considered
in pricing. While supply
may impact price, it does
not define demand. High
supply may be the result
of low demand or it could
be the result of some
other external factor that
is not related to a specific
property or market, for
example high interest rates,
a change in requirements
to obtain a mortgage, or
other factors may result in
a high supply even when
demand is high. Although,
those factors could also be
said to reduce demand, it
is usually more accurate
to say they disrupt the
market.
Understanding Supply
and Demand is much
more complicated than the
months of inventory for
sale -- it’s understanding
the market.
May the Market be with
you...
Clay student creates activity book characters for library
by Chris Yow
Editor
Summer vacation for some
teens consist of video games,
sports, camps and other activities,
but for one Clay-Chalkville
student, the skill of drawing
made his summer fun for himself
among others.
Jaylen Callins is a 16-yearold student at Clay-Chalkville
High School and Shades Valley
Technical Academies, and has
won several awards for his art
since discovering his talent. He’s
worked as a volunteer at several
places and has artwork on display
with several organizations in the
area. He was named the City of
Birmingham’s Division of Youth
Services logo design winner
in 2014 and is a finalist for
photo courtesy of Birmingham Public Library
BPL Board President Kim Richardson (far right) congratulates Jaylen, his parents Rachel and Brad Allen,
and his sister Kennedy Allen.
Carnival coming up soon
From Staff Reports
The annual Trussville Area Chamber
of Commerce is once again hosting a fall
carnival, beginning on Wednesday Sept.
30 through Saturday, Oct. 3 at Magnolia
Park.
Hours for the event are set for 5 p.m.
until 9 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday.
Friday hours will be 5 p.m. until 10 p.m.
and Saturday the carnival will have two
separate sessions running from 1 p.m.
until 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. until 10 p.m.
The carnival features rides and activities
for all ages, as well as carnival food.
Wristbands for unlimited rides will be
available for $14 or individual tickets will
cost $1 each, although some rides will
require multiple tickets.
Wednesday
night
will
feature
contemporary Christian music and will be
“Buddy Night” for buy-one, get-one free
tickets.
Congresswoman Terri Sewell’s
7th district congressional art
competition.
Callins used that talent this
summer to create characters
for a library activity book for
the Central Library within the
Birmingham Public Library
system.
A release from the library said
Callins created lively characters
who were visiting a library.
The Central Library Youth
Department team worked with
Callins to teach children about
the positive library experiences.
The character named Oscar
the Octopus set out on his
journey to all 19 locations of
the Birmingham Public Library
system this summer and copies
of the activity book are available
at each location for free.
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