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Opelika mayor Bill Ham says he is to meet with the United Steel Workers Local 753 President William Hart on Wednesday to discuss the jobs of the soon to be ex-BFGoodrich employees according to a recent AP article.

Opelika Mayor Gary Fuller says he’s working on plan to secure jobs for those tire workers. He says about 66 percent of them live in Lee County.

The BFGoodrich plant is closing October 31st and will put out around 1,000 employees. The city will also have to do without the money the company has been contributing to the city in taxes each year. Last year they paid in the ballpark of $850,000 to the city.

2009 Heroes Take Flight Fly-In March 14,2009 – Always the 2nd Saturday in March in lovely Auburn/Opelika, Alabama

Although the Fly-In weekend is not connected to any development projects or news we want to help promote this event for the red cross. Please visit their website

Website: http://www.leeredcross.org/flyin

From their site:

Sign up now to get involved! This is a great day for the family, pilots, veterans and aviation enthusiasts AND it raises much needed dollars for our local programs at the Lee County Red Cross.

It is our pleasure to honor our Veteran’s by offering them free admission and a VIP package to the fly-in. Please note the Veteran Registration is closed. Veterans that have pre-registered will receive their packets in the mail February 24, 2009.

Tickets are just $5 in advance for adults and $8 at the gate. Children 10 and younger are just $2. You can order tickets online or they you can stop by one of our ticket locations.

For more information, to bring your aircraft or to sign up to be a sponsor, please call 334-749-9981 or email: bwitten@leeredcross.org.

It takes over 200 volunteers to put on this event!

To volunteer contact Jennifer Bartley at jbartley@leeredcross.org.

Media: Please contact Jennifer Ryan at jryan@leeredcross.org.

Official City of Auburn, AL Press Release:

Auburn, Ala. – Lee County is in the process of updating its Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Floodplain Maps and Flood Insurance Study. Auburn citizens are reminded that State officials will host a Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM) Community Coordination Meeting for the City of Auburn on Tuesday, February 24 from 3 – 6 p.m. in the City of Auburn Meeting Room, located at 122 Tichenor Avenue. The public is invited to attend.

Printed copies of the proposed maps are available at the Development Services Building, located in the Douglas J. Watson Municipal Complex on Ross Street. Maps are available for public review Monday – Friday from 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Additional information about the FEMA project, as well as an interactive map to help you determine if your property is located within FEMA’s proposed flood plain, is available online at www.auburnalabama.org/fema.

For more information, please visit www.auburnalabama.org/fema or contact the City of Auburn Public Works Department at 501-3000.