Westover, Alabama
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Westover is a city in Shelby County
, Alabama
, United States
. It was officially incorporated on January 31, 2001 although it was established in 1901 and had a population of 961 when it was incoporporated in 2001.
Westover is located along the busy U.S. Highway 280
corridor in the northeastern quadrant of Shelby County. It is approximately 12 miles south of Birmingham
and is part of the Birmingham–Hoover
Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The City of Westover has experienced significant growth over the last few years. The newest residential subdivisions in the City of Westover include Chelsea Square, Carden Crest, The Villages of Westover, Willow Oaks and Yellowleaf Farms. Over seventy-five percent on the property in the City is owned by residential and or commercial developers.
Pine Mountain Preserve, the largest development of its kind ever built in the State of Alabama, is an Eddleman Properties development which has been announced. It is on 6,500 acres of property in the City of Westover including a "Town Center". The "Town Center" includes parks, City development sites (City Hall, Library, Fire Stations, etc.), multiple school sites and commercial.
The Shelby County School system covers the City of Westover as well as several area private schools. The majority of the City of Westover is in the Chelsea School zone of the Shelby County School system. The City of Westover has been working to secure school sites since 2004 and recently announced it has facilitated a site for a new middle school (or other appropriate school) within the Shelby County Board of Education identified high priority Chelsea Area School Zone of which the City of Westover is a part. The City of Westover policy of securing school sites is a result of the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Westover adopted in 2004. On July 19, 2011 the City Council passed a Resolution identifying multiple properties, within the Chelsea Area School Zone, available for donation to the Shelby County Board of Education (See www.westoveralabama.org).
The announcement went on to say, "During these tough economic times, where the Shelby County Board of Education dealt with a major capital shortfall requiring a special referendum, the City of Westover overwhelmingly supported this referendum and is very pleased to facilitate a significant donation to the Shelby County Board of Education for the construction of a new middle school (or other appropriate school) in the Chelsea Area School Zone. The City of Westover is pleased to work with the Shelby County School Board so that all available funds go into world-class facilities for the use of the community and not into unnecessary cost for land, infrastructure and other donated capital improvements."
This represents a significant contribution facilitated by the City of Westover of over $2,000,000.00.
Shelby County, Alabama
Shelby County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama and a part of the Birmingham–Hoover–Cullman Combined Statistical Area. It is named in honor of Isaac Shelby, Governor of Kentucky. The county seat of Shelby County is Columbiana. As of 2010 U.S. Census the population was 195,085. Shelby...
, Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It was officially incorporated on January 31, 2001 although it was established in 1901 and had a population of 961 when it was incoporporated in 2001.
Westover is located along the busy U.S. Highway 280
U.S. Route 280
U.S. Route 280 is a spur of U.S. Highway 80. It currently runs for 392 miles from Blichton, Georgia at U.S. Highway 80 to Birmingham, Alabama at I-20/I-59. For much of its route, U.S. 280 travels through rural areas and smaller cities in southern Georgia and east central Alabama. Once the...
corridor in the northeastern quadrant of Shelby County. It is approximately 12 miles south of Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...
and is part of the Birmingham–Hoover
Hoover, Alabama
Hoover is a city in Jefferson and Shelby Counties in north central Alabama, in the United States. The largest suburb of Birmingham, the population of the city was 62,742 as of the 2000 census and 81,619 in the 2010 census. Hoover is part of the Birmingham-Hoover, AL MSA and is also included in the...
Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The City of Westover has experienced significant growth over the last few years. The newest residential subdivisions in the City of Westover include Chelsea Square, Carden Crest, The Villages of Westover, Willow Oaks and Yellowleaf Farms. Over seventy-five percent on the property in the City is owned by residential and or commercial developers.
Pine Mountain Preserve, the largest development of its kind ever built in the State of Alabama, is an Eddleman Properties development which has been announced. It is on 6,500 acres of property in the City of Westover including a "Town Center". The "Town Center" includes parks, City development sites (City Hall, Library, Fire Stations, etc.), multiple school sites and commercial.
The Shelby County School system covers the City of Westover as well as several area private schools. The majority of the City of Westover is in the Chelsea School zone of the Shelby County School system. The City of Westover has been working to secure school sites since 2004 and recently announced it has facilitated a site for a new middle school (or other appropriate school) within the Shelby County Board of Education identified high priority Chelsea Area School Zone of which the City of Westover is a part. The City of Westover policy of securing school sites is a result of the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Westover adopted in 2004. On July 19, 2011 the City Council passed a Resolution identifying multiple properties, within the Chelsea Area School Zone, available for donation to the Shelby County Board of Education (See www.westoveralabama.org).
The announcement went on to say, "During these tough economic times, where the Shelby County Board of Education dealt with a major capital shortfall requiring a special referendum, the City of Westover overwhelmingly supported this referendum and is very pleased to facilitate a significant donation to the Shelby County Board of Education for the construction of a new middle school (or other appropriate school) in the Chelsea Area School Zone. The City of Westover is pleased to work with the Shelby County School Board so that all available funds go into world-class facilities for the use of the community and not into unnecessary cost for land, infrastructure and other donated capital improvements."
This represents a significant contribution facilitated by the City of Westover of over $2,000,000.00.