Sheron Rose and Cedric Campbell with the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce tell the Montgomery County Commission that "the brass at Maxwell" have told them how important the entrance off I-65 is for the base.
Sheron Rose and Cedric Campbell with the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce tell the Montgomery County Commission that "the brass at Maxwell" have told them how important the entrance off I-65 is for the base.
Officials are seeking funds to make it easier to get onto Maxwell Boulevard from Interstate 65.
Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce Director Cedric Campbell told the Montgomery County Commission Nov. 18 that U.S. Rep Shomari Figures has asked the state to spend $5 million to help create easier access from I-65 onto Maxwell Boulevard.
Officials at Maxwell Airforce Base have noted that it takes three left turns to get onto Maxwell Boulevard from the southbound lanes of I-65.
“The brass at Maxwell has told us how important that entrance off of 65 is and how that Maxwell corridor ties into what goes on in the base and how their airmen see it,” Campbell said.
Montgomery County Commission Chairman Doug Singleton said that the county has put money into a study of the interchange. Campbell said the requested funds would “take that to the next level.”
MACC External & Governmental Affairs Executive Vice President Sheron Rose told the county commission that Figures and U.S. Sen. Katie Britt are working to bring an access road to the military base as part of the federal push for “military stabilization.”
The access road would help the base serve as a staging area when responding to weather emergencies affecting Southeastern states.
In another action, the commission approved a memorandum of understanding with the Montgomery County Probate Office to allocate $65,000 for the next two years to install self-service kiosks throughout the county.
Montgomery County Probate Judge J C Love III has pushed for installing kiosks that could perform services such as renewing and printing out car tags.
The measure was approved with four “yes” votes, with Commissioner Justin Castanza’s being the sole negative vote. At the previous meeting where the kiosks were discussed, Castanza said he wasn’t sure enough citizens would use them to pay for their upkeep.
The Montgomery County Commission meets on the first and third Tuesday of the month at 101 South Lawrence Street. Information sessions begin at 10 a.m. followed by the formal meeting.
Livestreamed meetings can be seen on the commission’s YouTube and Facebook pages.
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