Kipling Street Academy
The owner of Kipling Street Academy has purchased the lot at the southeast corner of Kipling and Mulberry and plans to tear down the apartment complex there to expand her daycare facility that is located next door. On the one hand, this is great news because the apartment complex was causing a lot of problems for Mandell Place residents. On the other hand, the lot will be re-platted from residential to commercial property, eroding the residential feel of the neighborhood a little bit more. The owner is currently in the process of re-platting the property in order to combine it with 1425 Kipling to form one large commercial property. Since the previous property owner opted out of WAMM’s (West Alabama Montrose Mulberry Civic Association) recent deed restrictions, there is nothing preventing the approval of the re-plat. WAMM, which is directly to the east of Mandell Place, voted last night to write a letter to the owner supporting this change. The hearing with the Planning Commission will be held at the City Hall Annex on January 21, 2010. Attendance is open to the public.