Wetumpka council approves pickleball change order, vehicle purchases and alcohol license

Wetumpka Mayor Willis and the City Council approved a series of procurement and licensing items during a council meeting, including change orders for a pickleball-court expansion, equipment purchases for parks and public works, approval of a retail beer and wine license for a local business, and a memorandum of understanding with the Elmore County Board of Education for shared use of a sports facility.

The council approved two change-order alternates for the pickleball-court expansion. The amount is listed in the transcript alternately as $540,625 and $540,645; Mayor Willis said the cost will be covered by the city and the motion carried by voice vote. "We can move forward with this," Mayor Willis said after the motion passed.

Council members next approved procurement items for city operations. The council authorized the purchase of an arena drag (listed at $9,400, vendor name transcribed as "Bill 4 and 1 LLC" or alternatively "Veil 4 1 LLC"), permission to buy a 2026 skid-steer loader with brush attachment (transcribed total: $133,005.95; an earlier agenda figure was $133,595), and permission for the fire department to purchase two vehicles for $127,366.32. The transcripts show the motions were moved and seconded and approved by voice vote; individual roll-call vote tallies and voter names for each motion are not specified in the transcript.

On new business, the council opened and closed a public hearing on a retail beer and retail wine license for a business transcribed as "Grove Station LLC" or "World Stations LLC" at 119 Company Street. After the hearing, the council approved both the retail beer and retail wine licenses as read into the record (transcript references "040 retail beer" and "060 retail wine" in the approval language).

The council also approved a memorandum of understanding with the Elmore County Board of Education governing use of a local sports facility transcribed as the "We Definite Sports Facility." The MOU was described as clarifying who uses the facility, who pays, and operational responsibilities.

Finally, council granted permission for First Baptist Church to host a community Easter egg hunt at the Farmer's Market on April 1, 2026; council discussion noted some preference among parents for a Wednesday evening timing rather than the Saturday before Easter.

The meeting proceeded by voice votes for the recorded motions and concluded after the listed business. Several items in the transcript show inconsistent or unclear spellings and figures (vendor names, facility name, and one dollar-amount variance); those are noted in the article and in the record for follow-up.