Fairhope Single Tax Corporation

The Fairhope Single Tax Corporation’s contributions to the City of Fairhope and the surrounding community, a list of highlights:

 

• Donated the deeds to all the parks along the bay front, with reservations that they could only be used as parks, to the City of Fairhope.

• Donated the deed to the Wharf (Fairhope Pier) to the City of Fairhope.

• Donated the original utilities to the City of Fairhope.

• Paved the streets, sidewalks, and alleys in and around the City of Fairhope.

• Helped fund the new Fairhope Library (joint venture with the City of Fairhope).

• Provided the majority of the funding for the new Fairhope Museum (joint venture with the City of Fairhope).

• Provided ongoing direction for Knoll Park (joint venture with the City of Fairhope).

• Donated 24 acres for the new ball fields and soccer fields, now known as Founders Park.

• Helped fund the new emergency room at Thomas Hospital.

• Helped fund Centennial Hall on the Faulkner campus (joint venture with the City of Fairhope).

• Provided the funding for the equipment for the new, female athletic facility at Fairhope High School and Fairhope Middle School.

• Regularly sponsors a girls’ and a boys’ sports team in each City League.

• Provides support for the ongoing construction of Nature Park.

• Contributed to the Fairhope Arts Center addition.

• Provided numerous parking lots in downtown Fairhope.

• Contributed to the Fairhope Elementary School pavilion.

• Contributed to the Museum Plaza.

• Contributed to Alzheimer Wing at The Snook Center.

• Contributed to the Marietta Johnson statue.

• Major contributor to the Vietnam Memorial.

• Paved Windmill and Thompson Hall Roads (joint venture with the County).

• Paved Estella Drive.

• Worked to preserve history through the Bay Boat Model project.

• Built the Fairhope Elementary School playground and the Fairhope Intermediate School playground.

• Built the Knoll Park sidewalk along Bayview Avenue.

• Built the Volanta Street sidewalk and gave it to the City of Fairhope.

• Major contributor to the Fairhope baseball facility at Volanta Park.

• Major contributor to the new Fairhope High School Multi-Purpose Facility.

• Provided and funded the planting of trees at Founders Park.

• Provided $197,000.00 for the Rotary Boys and Girls Club expansion.

• Ensured public access to the White Avenue Park along Mobile Bay via a mutual, courted-ordered, settlement agreement.

• Built the Troyer Boothe road connecting Morphy Avenue to Nichols Avenue and transferred title to the City of Fairhope.

• Funded sidewalks for Fairhope Elementary School.

• Built the sidewalks along Troyer Road and Boothe Road.

• Extended Fairhope Avenue sidewalk.

• Provided $1,004,000.00 to Thomas Hospital Foundation for the construction of the new Women’s Health/Birth Center.

• Built the White Avenue Park sidewalk.

• Built the Gayfer Estates sidewalk.

• Built the Morphy Avenue sidewalk.

• Contributed to the Fairhope Elementary School Special Needs playground.

• Provided funding for the Performing Arts Pavilion located on the Faulkner campus (joint venture with the City of Fairhope).

• Previous sponsor of the Alabama Coastal Bird Festival.

• Provided $300,000.00 for the Fairhope Soccer Complex; City of Fairhope provided a match of $300,000.00.

• Built the parking lot behind the Fairhope Public Library (in conjunction with the City of Fairhope).

• Provided $250,000.00 to the Fairhope Art Center for renovations and improvements.

• Paid for the pavers and materials to brick the Section Street sidewalk adjacent to the Fairhope Pharmacy from Fairhope Avenue to De La Mare Street.

• Built an additional portion of sidewalk connecting the White Avenue Park sidewalk to Nichols Avenue.

• Previous sponsor of the Honor Flight.

• Annually, sponsor of the Baldwin Pops Founders Day performance.

• Annually, supports Ecumenical Ministries.

• Previous sponsor the Fairhope Band program.

• Previous sponsor of the Weeks Bay Estuary.

• Annually, sponsor of the FSTC History Lecture Series.

• Previous sponsor of the Thomas Hospital Golf Tournament.

• Provided $150,000.00 to the new Mitchell Cancer Institute located by the Fairhope Satellite Courthouse.

• Built a sidewalk at the Fairhope Intermediate School along the car drop-off line.

• Provided funding for fifteen benches for the car ride line and bus riders line at the Fairhope Middle School.

• Provided $16,300.00 to the American Legion Post 199 for them to pursue placement on the National Historic Register and for architectural and engineering drawings.

• Provided $5,000.00 to Theater 98 in downtown Fairhope so they can complete their audience seat replacement project.

• Provided $8,500.00 to the Fairhope Public Library and the Marietta Johnson Museum so they can preserve deteriorating documents dealing with the history of Fairhope.

• Provided $28,000.00 to support the Coastal Alabama Community College’s renovation of the historic Bell Building.

• Built sidewalks at the Fairhope Elementary School to connect the existing sidewalks from the gym to the cafeteria and to provide handicap access to the areas.

• Built a new Colony Cemetery Columbarium and improved the Oak/Section Entrance.

• Built a sidewalk on Gayfer Extension to Blueberry Lane.

• Built a sidewalk on Morphy Avenue from County Road 13 to Thompson Hall Road.

• Provided $16,000.00 towards the purchase of a new bus for the Fairhope Rotary Youth Club.

• Built a sidewalk on Nichols Avenue from Mershon to Section Street.

• Provided $609,000.00 towards renovations of Ecumenical Ministries on Fairhope Avenue.

• Provided $25,000.00 towards the purchase of Fairhope High School Band uniforms.

• Provided $40,000.00 towards the purchase of two DARE vehicles for the Fairhope Police Department.

• Cleared and graded land at the entrance to RiverMill Subdivision for use as a public park. Property deeded from FSTC to the COF via a reversionary deed to preserve it as parkland.

• Provided $500,000.00 to the Thomas Hospital Foundation towards the purchase of a 3D mammography unit and advanced ultrasound unit. Units must remain in Fairhope.

• Provided $262,500.00 towards the purchase of the “Clock Corner” by the City of Fairhope. Property deeded from FSTC to the COF via a reversionary deed to preserve it as parkland.

• Provided $400,000.00 towards the installation of a regulation running track at Founder’s Park.

• Provided $200,000.00 to FEEF for the construction of an outdoor classroom at the Old K1 Center.

• Provided $125,000.00 to fund artwork by Bruce Larson for sculptures/artwork to be placed in the Arts Alley.

• Built a sidewalk along Windmill Road to connect the existing sidewalks.

• Provided $80,000.00 for the restoration of Dahlgren Hall on the Coastal Community Campus.

• Provided $250,000 towards renovations of the Fairhope Public Library.

• Provided $50,000 to Baldwin Family Village Foundation to be used towards renovations of a transitional housing program for homeless women and children in Fairhope.

• Bought back the leasehold at 0 Fairhope Avenue (Old Ice House & Creamery at the foot of the Bluff) for $475,000. Deeded the parcel to the City of Fairhope for $237,500 via a reversionary deed to preserve it as parkland and for inclusion in the City of Fairhope’s Bayfront Park Restoration.

• Provided $40,000 for the installation of an outdoor exercise circuit at Stimpson Field.

• Provided $28,000 for Fairhope Elementary East paving project for student activities.

 

 

It is the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation’s goal to continue the work of our forefathers to make Fairhope a model community.

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