By Crystal McGough, Associate Editor
PINSON – Pinson City Councilor Clinteshia Irvin announced during Thursday’s council meeting that Pinson First Baptist Daycare and Kindergarten will be the grand marshal of the 2022 Christmas parade. The theme of this year’s parade will be Ugly Christmas Sweater.
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“I think that’s a fabulous idea,” Mayor Joe Cochran said. “Pinson First Baptist Daycare and Kindergarten, this year, celebrated their 50th anniversary. You would be hard-pressed to find anybody in Pinson that’s been here for 10 years or longer that has not been affected by that daycare and kindergarten. I know my daughter went there.”
Irvin additionally said that she is still searching for someone to knit a special sweater for the mayor for the parade. Mayor Cochran has repeatedly stated that he will not wear a sweater for the Ugly-Christmas-Sweater-themed parade unless it is a knitted Alfred E. Neuman Christmas sweater.
“If anybody has a sweater for the mayor, please contact me immediately,” Irvin said. “I really need a sweater for the mayor. All knitting groups – everybody – to submit a sweater for the mayor.”
The parade will take place on Dec. 1, 2022, and applications to participate in the parade should be submitted by Friday, Nov. 25. Applications can be found on the city’s website, www.thecityofpinson.com.
Tony Berenotto, Commander of American Legion SSG Michael W Hosey Post 205, addressed the council to request support for the 2022 Wreaths Across America Day event. The council unanimously approved a motion to donate $2,000 to the cause.
“I appreciate what you do,” Cochran said. “We appreciate our veterans very much.”
Wreaths Across America in an annual, nationwide event that aims to place a wreath on every veteran’s grave, if possible. This year, Wreaths Across America Day will be Dec. 17, and a ceremony will be held at Jefferson Memorial Gardens in Trussville at 11 a.m.
“I think it will be a better ceremony even than it was last year,” Berenotto said. “Thank you very much and I really do hope to see you in exactly one month from today.”
In other business, the council approved the following:
- An estimate from Latta Plumbing for sewer repair at city hall, in the amount of $6,900
- Additional PA gear, in an amount up to $5,000
- Purchase of a Takeuchi TL 10V2 CRHR skid steer and equipment, in the amount of $104,177.93
- Motion to approve the purchase of turnout gear for the Glenwood Fire Department, in the amount of $11,975
The date and location of the first meeting in December has been changed to Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, at 12 p.m., at the Palmerdale Homestead Community Center.
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