Fairhope Single Tax Corporation

 

Fairhope Museum of History

Photo Credit:

Cummings Architecture Corp.

 

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

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• 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 gave it 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).

• Sponsor of the Alabama Coastal Bird Festival.

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

• Funding and building a new parking lot behind the Fairhope Public Library (in conjunction with the City of Fairhope).

• Committed $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.

• Annually, supports the Fairhope Band program.

• Annually, supports the Weeks Bay Estuary.

• Annually, sponsor of the FSTC History Lecture Series.

• Annually, sponsor of the Thomas Hospital Golf Tournament. 

• Provided $150,000.00 to the USA Mitchell Cancer Institute, Kilborn Clinic, in Fairhope.

• Provided $5,000.00 to the American Legion Post 199 for placement on the National Historic Register.

• Committed $8,500.00 to the Fairhope Public Library and Marietta Johnson Museum for document preservation.

• Provided $5,000.00 to Theatre 98 to assist with new seating.

 

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

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Fairhope Public Library

Photo Credit:

Walcott Adams Verneuille Architects

 

Thomas Hospital Birthing Center

Photo Credit:

Thomas Hospital