🌱City Council Discusses Lane Park Road Paving + A New Flower Business

Good morning, neighbors! It's me, Dashiell Allen, your host of the Daily. Keep reading for everything you need to know about what's going on around town, including updates on...

• Fixing the paving on Lane Park Road
• Two Mountain Brook friends have a new floral preservation business
• A new path in Jamison Park

But first, today's weather:

Variable cloudiness. High: 68 Low: 61.

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Here are the top four stories in Mountain Brook today:

1. At the latest City Council meeting, Mountain Brook leaders discussed the need for paving work on Lane Park Road near the Botanical Gardens, which is technically located in Birmingham, but they said is heavily used by Mountain Brook residents. The neighboring city has not done a good job maintaining it, they said, considering whether to take action. In other news, Mountain Brook is in line for Tree City USA recognition. Here's the latest from the Council. (Village Living)
2. Two Mountain Brook residents, Catherine Romero and her friend Heidi Hallman, have started a new business preserving couples' wedding flowers by encasing them in artistic shapes. They've so far pressed flowers from 20 ceremonies. (Over The Mountain Journal)
3. Hoover's police department has earned accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, after first enrolling to receive it 3 1/2 years ago in 2019. It's an achievement that just 5 percent of law enforcement agencies nationwide have received and involves meeting 180 "internationally accepted standards for law enforcement work." (Village Living)
4. Mountain Brook is sharing the $2.7 million cost of building a new path in Jamison Trail with Friends of Jemison Park. Work should be finished by the end of 2024. (Over The Mountain Journal)

Today in Mountain Brook:

• Circle of Friends Breakfast Social — Mountain Brook High School (7:30 a.m.)
• Spring Musical Callbacks (FAC) — Mountain Brook High School (3:30 p.m.)
• Teenie's Take-Home Market Ribbon Cutting (4 p.m.)
• Sculpey Craft — O'Neal Library (4 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Here's a real estate roundup for the Mountain Brook area. (Mountain Brook Patch)
• The Mountain Brook Animal Control found a dog yesterday morning pictured in this Facebook post on Mountain Avenue without any form of identification. The board said he was brought to Hoke Animal Clinic. (Mountain Brook Animal Control via Facebook)
• Meet a new member of the Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce, Pet Vet Express - Crestline Village, located at 253 Country Club Park. (Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce via Facebook)
• The O'Neal Library's 2022 Annual Report is out now. (The O'Neal Library via Facebook)

Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Wednesday. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— Dashiell Allen

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