Name:   John C - Subject:   Wicker Point could be in Alexander City limits Date:   12/3/2019 11:25:24 AM

Really exciting news in today's Outlook! The city of AC is going to ask to annex the Wicker Point area via a request from the landowner, Russell Lands. In my opinion, this is really, really exciting news for the lake, for AC, and for RL. 

The paper says there will be more details in Wednesday's edition.

Here's the text of the pertinent part of the article:

"Alexander City City Council voted 6-0 Monday night to ask the Alabama Legislature to annex the deep water point on Lake Martin. Officials were tight-lipped Monday night about what could be coming to the Russell Lands property, but everyone was excited. “Thank you to everyone at Russell Lands for bringing this to us,” councilmember Eric Brown said. “It is exciting.” Council president Tim Funderburk said, “It is wonderful news. I can’t wait for it to happen.” The vote came after a 43-minute executive session with Russell Lands executives including David Sturdivant, Tom Lamberth, Steve Arnberg and Roger Holliday to discuss an economic opportunity. The council passed a resolution asking for annexation of 1,500 acres of property including Wicker Point. Russell Lands currently has more than two dozen cabins constructed in the 1950s and 1960s on Wicker Point it leases out. Many of the cabins have been rented by the same family for generations. The proposed annexation has to be advertised for four weeks before it can be taken to the legislature and presented to lawmakers in Montgomery. The Alabama legislature will meet for its first day of regular session Feb. 4. Island annexation is nothing new to the council. It asked the legislature to annex Miner’s Cove on Sturdivant Creek in March. At buildout Miner’s Cove could see 80 new waterfront homes."