SPANISH FORT, Ala.—Residents expecting a final ruling from the City Council must wait at least two more weeks to find out if Shellbank Development LLC’s revised site and tree remediation plan   moves forward.

Citing lack of adequate time to review the revised plan sumbitted by the developers of Shellbank Landing, the council removed the item from Monday’s regualr meeting agenda.

The Planning Commission gave the revisions a positive recommendation  during the Feb. 9 meeting, but council members opted during a work session prior to Monday’s meeting to review the alterations more closely.

At issue are replacement trees for the Shellbank Landing condominum development. The city issued a stop-work order on the property just off the Causeway property in July when it was noticed that certain trees protected by the original site plan had been removed.

Developers have since provided a revised site plan that calls for Southern live oaks 6 inches in diameter rather than the sand oaks only 3 inches in diameter called for in the original plan.

City Attorney David Conner said council members felt they would be more prepared to make informed decisions by the April 6 meeting.

During Monday’s meeting, the council also unanimously approved the city’s continued participation in Baldwin County’s  Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan.

Under the plan’s terms, the city hires a private contractor to collect and deliver Spanish Fort waste to county landfills—and for participating receives a discount on the per-ton tipping fees charged. 

Mike Langham, administrative services manager for Baldwin County Waste Management, said the tipping fee paid for use of landfill space is typically $33 per ton, but participating entities pay only $30 per ton.

In  other business the council:

See the rest of this story in the March 19 Spanish Fort Sun.