Back To The Truth
By documenting this in one place I hope people will be able to understand who really are the friends of TimberCreek and for all of us to recognize how easy it would have been to have our community destroyed before we knew what was going on. Remember:
- Elections have consequences.
- Not taking an interest in your local city, county and state affairs has consequences.
This blog entry will serve as an index to the various meetings, workshops, discussions and news paper articles; the full details of each item can be read by clicking the date link. Each item will be date stamped based on the real time of the event so that this blog becomes a chronological archive.
All of the information is believed to be already in the public domain; if you hold the copyright to any information, pictures etc. please contact me admin@savetimbercreekgolf.com for a credit or to have the item removed.
Please note this is work in progress; there are a lot of records to be reviewed before it can be considered complete.
The Story Unfolds...
2005
January 4th 2005 Baldwin Commissioners receive Daphne's annexation ordinance 2004-37 and 38
Janury 18th 2005 Baldwin Commissioners ask ALDOT to build a service road based on Cypress Equities request.March 1st 2005 Baldwin Commissioners discuss the service road.
May 2nd 2005 Daphne Council vote to hold Resolution 2005-34 (Support of the Service Road) pending more information.
May 17th 2005 Daphne Council still waiting for more information...
June 6th 2005 Daphne Council still waiting...
July 28th 2005 Daphne Planning Commission approve TimberCreek Phase 10A (31 lots)
October 11th 2005 Baldwin Commissioners discuss road development priorities before meeting Congressman Bonner.
November 22nd 2005 Annex Petition from TimberCreek Land Co.
December 22nd 2005 Mr. Allen Cox asks Daphne Planning Commission for B2 zoning of the annexed property.
December 28th 2005 Memo to Daphne Council re Annexation of the rest of TimberCreek into the City with a B-2 zoning.
2006
January 3rd 2006 Daphne set a public hearing for the annex.January 31st 2006 Gus Palumbo raises concerns about the zoning
February 6th 2006 Public Hearing
February 20th 2006 Daphne Ordinance 2006-07 Annexation of TimberCreek Property: Carried Unanimously.
March 2nd 2006 Baldwin Commissioners accept the Ordinance
May 2nd 2006 Commissioner Bishop sets a public hearing for the Highway 13 Interchange
May 25th 2006 Daphne Planning commission review a re-zoning request from TimberCreek Land Co.
May 31st 2006 A Memo to Daphne Council advising of affirmative recommendation of the re-zoning
July 17th 2006 TimberCreek Land Co. change their minds and withdraw the rezoning application
August 24th 2006 Baldwin Commissioners discuss the Interchange and Service Road Projects
2007
January 2nd 2007 Daphne Council Resolution 2007-02 Support for Service Road. Motion Carries despite Gus Palumbo's Nay vote.January 23rd 2007 Baldwin Commissioners continue their discussions
February 5th 2007 Daphne Council have been attending informal meetings about the service road
February 27th 2007 Baldwin Commissioners discuss the cost of redesigning the Interchange
March 8th 2007 Baldwin Commissioners unanimously support the Service Road
March 12th 2007 Baldwin Road & Bridge Department schedule meetings with TimberCreek and Cypress Equities
May 11th 2007 TimberCreek Land Co, agrees to contribute $4.3 million to the Service Road Project
June 8th 2007 Baldwin Commissioners discuss the TimberCreek Land Co. letter at a work session
June 14th 2007 Baldwin Commissioners pass another motion on the Service Road including the TimberCreek Land Co. contribution...
June 14th 2007 Later the same day... Allen Cox from TimberCreek Land Co. makes a presentation to Daphne Council, includng the very insightful statement that "...the 130 acres, once the interchange is completed, will be the most valuable parcel of land left in Baldwin County. " (See also the withdrawl of re-zoning request above!)
September 6th 2007 Baldwin County Budget meeting identifies a shortfall
September 18th 2007 Baldwin Commissioners revise the Service Road agreement
October 15th 2007 Allen Cox presents once more to Daphne Council
October 16th 2007 Baldwin Commissioner Burt is hoping for an agreement on the project
November 6th 2007 Baldwin Commissioners answer press questions about the service road
November 28th 2007 Allen Cox explains the funding breakdown at a Daphne Council work session
December 3rd 2007 City of Daphne Attorney ensures all the Council members have received the draft MOU for the $1 million contribution
December 17th 2007 Daphne Council approve the MOU (Gus Palumbo's Nay vote goes in vain)
2008
January 3rd 2008 Allen Cox is pressing the Baldwin Commission to get a move on
January 7th 2008 Daphne Council make progress on the MOU
January 8th 2008 Alvin Cox presents the plan to Baldwin Commissioners. [I know his name is Allen but the court reporter got it wrong and I think it is funny!]
January 22nd 2008 Baldwin Commissioners discuss the ALDOT part of the project
February 5th 2008 Baldwin Resolution 2008-63 - Service Road Agreement with ALDOT including $1.5m funding
March 25th 2008 The project now has a number: MJ00208
June 10th 2008 Baldwin Commissioners discus the CR-13 and I-10 Interchange
June 17th 2008 Baldwin commissioners pass reolution 2008-122 approving the construction of the CR-13 I-10 Interchange
August 7th 2008 Baldwin Budget Meeting... Now they've approved it, where is the money coming from?
December 8th 2008 At a Baldwin Road and Bridge Committee meeting there is the first hint that the infirmary may not be coming
2009
January 20th 2009 Baldwin Commissioners try to get $8m of stimulus money for the Service Road project
March 16th 2009 Baldwin Road and Bridge Committee hear that the environmental document has been approved but there's still that doubt about the infirmary
August 13th 2009 The Corps of Engineers seem to be bogging down the project [good] and the budget deliberations continue
November 24th 2009 The delays mean Baldwin Commission has to agree amendments with TimberCreek Land Co and Cypress Equities
December 8th 2009 TimberCreek Land Co flex their muscles with the Baldwin Commission while Cypres Equities drage their feet
December 15th 2009 The amendments are finally approved; TimberCreek Lands Co's is contingent on them getting a good price from ALDOT for the land needed for the Interchange
2010
March 8th 2010 Daphne Council recognizes that the infirmary is not going to be built and that the road will have no benefit to the CityMarch 25th 2010 Hundreds of TimberCreek residents attend Daphne Planning Commission to complain about the sub-division, illegal sale and potential for the Magnolia 9 being turned into commercial property
April 5th 2010 Daphne Council realize they don't actually have a "Golf Course" zone
April 13th 2010 TimberCreek Residents question why Baldwin County is going ahead despite the infirmary being cancelled
April 19th 2010 Daphne Council withdraw their support of the service road and put the re-zoning map on hold
April 20th 2010 Another large turn out from TimberCreek residents to see the Baldwin Commission cancel the Service Road project. Hooray!
April 22nd 2010 Daphne Planning Commission reject the application for sub-division, effectively making the sale illegal as the probate judge could only ratify the transaction with Daphne Council approval
April 27th 2010 Baldwin Commissioners conduct a post mortum on the project
Stay tuned folks, I'm sure there's more to follow...
I am fairly new to the neighborhood, so this post is particularly helpful in bringing me up to speed with what has transpired concerning this service road business. Thank you for posting.
I was curious about why Mr. Allen Cox's role in all of this seems to be to the detriment of the neighborhood he helped to create and has assumedly already profited from. A quick search turned up this article from 2007, in which he says, referring to the 40 acres of real estate along the proposed service road that he owns:
“That will probably become the most expensive piece of property in Baldwin County,” Cox said.
Well, that statement cleared it up nicely for me! I think I'm all caught up now!
See the complete article here:
http://www.baldwincountynow.com/articles/2007/06/17/local_news/doc4672e24867c24564510075.txt
But seriously, thank you for your dedication to saving our investments. Having recently purchased my dream home, I appreciate this forum and the opportunities it provides me in protecting it.
Ashley
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Your web page "savetimbercreekgolf.com" continues to serve the Timber Creek community in an excellent manner. I just completed reviewing the recently included files of Baldwin County Commission, Daphne City Commission and Daphne Planning that relate to the dead "service road". Your research of the files and placing appropriate ones on your web site will inform all interested about the twist and turns associated with the "service road". After reading the files, it appears clear that someone was going to make millions of dollars if the service road were built. And it would not be the citizens of Timber Creek, Daphne or Baldwin County. So, thanks for your dedication and hard work on this issue. Chester McConnell
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