By By Adam Prestridge
It may not look like much headway is being made on the Rivercane project at Interstate 65, but there's more occurring than meets the eye.
Tuesday afternoon during a rescheduled Atmore City Council meeting due to the Memorial Day holiday, the council unanimously agreed on the low bidder for landscaping to accompany the 643-acre industrial development.
"If you remember, we had a recommendation from the Industrial Development Board back several meetings ago," mayor Howard Shell said.
The low bidder was Coston General Contractors, Inc. out of Bessemer with a base bid price of $439,606. The Industrial Development Board had allotted $500,000 in its budget for landscaping in Rivercane.
In other business, the council:
The change will allow firemen to apply for captain promotions in less time than in the past.