Gov. Robert Bentley this week appointed Andalusia Mayor Earl V. Johnson to the board of trustees of Troy University.
The Board of Trustees has full management over Troy University. There are 13 voting members elected for 12 year terms. Members serve without compensation.
- Earl Johnson
“Mayor Earl Johnson has been the model TROY alumnus, serving as a member of our Foundation Board of Directors, chairman of our Sports Hall of Fame Board of Advisors, and a driving force behind the creation of our planned giving society. His family’s generosity led to the complete redesign and upgrade of our main Quad on the Troy Campus. His leadership and expertise in matters of policy will enhance an already strong Board of Trustees,” said Dr. Jack Hawkins Jr., chancellor.
Johnson said, “It is indeed an honor to receive an appointment to the Troy University Board of Trustees. It has always been a goal of mine to serve on that board, and I look forward to looking with all the other great board members and with the outstanding administration, including Dr. Jack Hawkins Jr., to make Troy University the best it can be.”
Johnson’s ties to Troy date back to his childhood, when his mother decided to pursue an education degree. She and her three young sons lived in Troy during the week while she attended school, and they came home to Andalusia most weekends.
“Our family’s associations with Troy are strong,” he said, adding that he also had a brother, cousins and a nephew who are Troy grads.
“But you see this all over this area,” Johnson said. “This university has had a tremendous impact. A lot of people, like my family, have been touched in a very positive way by Troy University.”
Johnson enrolled in Auburn as an undergraduate, but later transferred to Troy where he earned a bachelor’s degree in economics in 1970. He went on to earn a law degree from Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law.
He entered politics in 2000, when he was first elected mayor of Andalusia. He was elected again in 2008 and reelected in 2012.
The Alabama Senate will be asked to confirm Johnson’s appointment in its 2016 session.
Andalusia Star News
By: Michele Gerlach
Gov. Robert Bentley this week appointed Andalusia Mayor Earl V. Johnson to the board of trustees of Troy University.
The Board of Trustees has full management over Troy University. There are 13 voting members elected for 12 year terms. Members serve without compensation.
- Earl Johnson
“Mayor Earl Johnson has been the model TROY alumnus, serving as a member of our Foundation Board of Directors, chairman of our Sports Hall of Fame Board of Advisors, and a driving force behind the creation of our planned giving society. His family’s generosity led to the complete redesign and upgrade of our main Quad on the Troy Campus. His leadership and expertise in matters of policy will enhance an already strong Board of Trustees,” said Dr. Jack Hawkins Jr., chancellor.
Johnson said, “It is indeed an honor to receive an appointment to the Troy University Board of Trustees. It has always been a goal of mine to serve on that board, and I look forward to looking with all the other great board members and with the outstanding administration, including Dr. Jack Hawkins Jr., to make Troy University the best it can be.”
Johnson’s ties to Troy date back to his childhood, when his mother decided to pursue an education degree. She and her three young sons lived in Troy during the week while she attended school, and they came home to Andalusia most weekends.
“Our family’s associations with Troy are strong,” he said, adding that he also had a brother, cousins and a nephew who are Troy grads.
“But you see this all over this area,” Johnson said. “This university has had a tremendous impact. A lot of people, like my family, have been touched in a very positive way by Troy University.”
Johnson enrolled in Auburn as an undergraduate, but later transferred to Troy where he earned a bachelor’s degree in economics in 1970. He went on to earn a law degree from Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law.
He entered politics in 2000, when he was first elected mayor of Andalusia. He was elected again in 2008 and reelected in 2012.
The Alabama Senate will be asked to confirm Johnson’s appointment in its 2016 session.
The Andalusia Area Chamber of Commerce will host U.S. Rep. Martha Roby today, Wed., Sept. 2, as part of its legislative update series. The event begins at 10 a.m. at the Chamber office, 700 River Falls St.
Roby also will address the Opp Rotary Club today.
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The Andalusia Area Chamber of Commerce will host U.S. Rep. Martha Roby today, Wed., Sept. 2, as part of its legislative update series. The event begins at 10 a.m. at the Chamber office, 700 River Falls St.
Roby also will address the Opp Rotary Club today.
Andalusia Star News
The Andalusia Area Chamber of Commerce will host U.S. Rep. Martha Roby for a coffee and conversation event at 10 a.m. on Wed., Sept. 2, at the Andalusia Area Chamber of Commerce office on River Falls Street.
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Council to focus on problem buildings downtown
The Andalusia City Council on Tuesday agreed to retain a Birmingham attorney to assist with what has been termed a “dangerous buildings and unsafe structures” program.
The agenda item, which was circulated on social media over the weekend, drew a crowd of about 18 to the meeting.
“The City of Andalusia has had ordinance dealing with abatement of properties for many, many years,” Mayor Earl Johnson explained. “That ordinance has been amended only once that I am aware of, when Mayor (Paul) Armstrong was in office in 1994.”
The former mayor was among those in attendance Tuesday night.
In recent years, Johnson said, the legislature enacted laws which made it easier for municipalities to act on the abatement of weeds and grasses.
“The reason for that is quite obvious,” he said. “Weeds grow faster, and need to be dealt with in timely manner.
“What we always do is contact the property owner first,” he said. “We make a request first. When they are not acted on, those cases brought to council for action.”
A building abatement is a much more difficult issue, the mayor said.
“Two weeks ago, an attorney from Birmingham put on basically a seminar for the council and our staff,” he said. Referring to Ben Goldman of Hand Arendall LLC. “This gentleman specializes in this narrow area of the law, primarily with difficult abatement issues and unsafe structures.”
Johnson said the city has ordered a packet of documents from him, which it will turn over to city attorney Mark Christiansen.
“We want him to consult with this attorney on whether we need to amend our ordinance to make it a better ordinance, and thereafter participate with us to clean up some of these buildings.”
Johnson said the council will first target downtown areas.
“Once we get our ordinance in place like.... READ MORE>
Andalusia Star News
Council to focus on problem buildings downtown
The Andalusia City Council on Tuesday agreed to retain a Birmingham attorney to assist with what has been termed a “dangerous buildings and unsafe structures” program.
The agenda item, which was circulated on social media over the weekend, drew a crowd of about 18 to the meeting.
“The City of Andalusia has had ordinance dealing with abatement of properties for many, many years,” Mayor Earl Johnson explained. “That ordinance has been amended only once that I am aware of, when Mayor (Paul) Armstrong was in office in 1994.”
The former mayor was among those in attendance Tuesday night.
In recent years, Johnson said, the legislature enacted laws which made it easier for municipalities to act on the abatement of weeds and grasses.
“The reason for that is quite obvious,” he said. “Weeds grow faster, and need to be dealt with in timely manner.
“What we always do is contact the property owner first,” he said. “We make a request first. When they are not acted on, those cases brought to council for action.”
A building abatement is a much more difficult issue, the mayor said.
“Two weeks ago, an attorney from Birmingham put on basically a seminar for the council and our staff,” he said. Referring to Ben Goldman of Hand Arendall LLC. “This gentleman specializes in this narrow area of the law, primarily with difficult abatement issues and unsafe structures.”
Johnson said the city has ordered a packet of documents from him, which it will turn over to city attorney Mark Christiansen.
“We want him to consult with this attorney on whether we need to amend our ordinance to make it a better ordinance, and thereafter participate with us to clean up some of these buildings.”
Johnson said the council will first target downtown areas.
“Once we get our ordinance in place like