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Today’s edition · Wed., Nov. 4

Collier Valley's 331 acres go before Hoover zoning board

Plus, Hoover sweeps its cross-country section titles and the Bucs head to Bob Jones on Friday.

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City HallTop story

A 331-acre Collier Valley development in west Hoover was on Monday's zoning agenda

Collier Valley would cover 331 acres

Area of the proposed Collier Valley development, beside places you know

The proposed Collier Valley development331 acres
A football field1.3 acresend zones included

250 football fields would fit inside the proposed Collier Valley development

Sources: Shelby County Reporter, 280 Living

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Area
The proposed Collier Valley development331 acres
A football field1.3 acres (end zones included)

If you live near South Shades Crest Road, this one's close to home. Signature Homes proposed Collier Valley, a 331-acre development between and South Shades Crest Road, and it was on the zoning commission's Monday, Nov. 2 agenda. It touches Southpointe, Shades Pointe, Rushing Park, Canyon Cove and Shades Run.

The plan allows up to 331 residential units and up to 150,000 square feet of commercial space. A possible school site could go to Hoover City Schools if the school board decides it needs one.

  • Hotel: up to 135 rooms
  • Open space: at least 30% of the acreage
  • Height: six stories at most
  • Mixed-use buildings: no more than 40 multifamily units each

$3,000special school fee per residential lot

It would be collected when the building permit is issued.

Source: 280 Living

Two linked requests would drop the school-use designation from about 40 acres of and pull about 162 acres of Blackridge, once set aside for a city recreation donation, into Collier Valley. The commission recommends rezonings to the City Council.

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High School Sports

Hoover sweeps Class 6A, Section 3 cross-country titles and Chelsea's girls win their section

If you follow Hoover runners, the Bucs swept the team titles Thursday at Munny Sokol Park in Tuscaloosa and won both individual races. Senior Henry Bowden took the boys race, and freshman Reese Gonzalez won the girls. The top four teams in each section qualify for state.

Four area runners won section races

RunnerSchoolRaceTime
Henry BowdenHoover6A Sec. 3 boys15:35.19
Reese GonzalezHoover6A Sec. 3 girls18:06.44
Bailey LeggChelsea5A Sec. 2 girls20:53.75
Allie HaleBriarwoodPrivate AA Sec. 2 girls19:11.95

Chelsea's girls swept the top three spots to win the Class 5A, Section 2 title, with seventh grader Bailey Legg first. State is Saturday, Nov. 7, at Oakville Indian Mounds in Moulton.

  • Oak Mountain: boys and girls both qualified as teams
  • Briarwood: both teams advance to state
  • Chelsea boys: qualified as a team
  • Spain Park: five individual qualifiers

Hoover's boys put eight runners in the top 13

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Hoover boys in the top 13
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280-area programs sent to state in some form

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School zoning

The on Monday night recommended that the City Council approve Trinity Presbyterian Church's K-8 school on its property across Alabama 119 from Tattersall Park. Church officials say they still believe the school is having to jump through unreasonable and unconstitutional hoops to open. 280 Living

Playoff football

Hoover (4-6) visits Bob Jones (5-5) on Fri., Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. at Madison City Schools Stadium. The Bucs beat Tuscaloosa County 49-0 on Oct. 23 to clinch the sixth and final playoff spot in Class 6A, Region 3, and they could get quarterback Kaleb Freeman back. Vestavia Hills (7-2) hosts Huntsville (4-6) the same night, and Briarwood advances after St. John Paul II forfeited. HooverSun.comVestaviaVoice.com280 Living

Hoover plays at Bob Jones on Friday night

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    Fri., Nov. 6, 7 p.m.Vestavia Hills is 7-2 and Huntsville is 4-6, at Thompson Reynolds Stadium.

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The Wrap

Moss Rock Festival is back at the Hoover Met Complex on Saturday, Nov. 7, for its 21st year. It's an outdoor fall festival with nature, art and design, and smart-living exhibitors, plus kids' art studios and food. It runs through Sunday, Nov. 8, too, so you've got two shots at a good fall stroll.

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5AM Hooverto me · Wed., Nov. 46:00 a.m.

Collier Valley's 331 acres go before Hoover zoning board

Plus, Hoover sweeps its cross-country section titles and the Bucs head to Bob Jones on Friday.

The TLDR

  1. A 331-acre Collier Valley plan was on Hoover's zoning agenda
  2. Hoover's cross-country teams sweep their section titles
  3. Zoning board backs Trinity Presbyterian's K-8 school
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