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Site for Sonic made official During his comments to the council at Tuesday night's meeting, Jackson Mayor Richard Long said the location of the Sonic restaurant had been approved by the city's planning commission. The drive-in style fast-food eatery will be located at the corner of High Acres and College Avenue between First United Security Bank and Acceptance Loan. It was announced last month that the restaurant would locate to Jackson, but the company had not made a decision as to its exact location at that time. The mayor said a Sonic spokesperson told him there would be approximately 60-70 new jobs created when the restaurant is opened. The bulk of those positions will be part-time and the number will depend on whether or not the restaurant stays open 24 hours as some do in other areas. Other projects Long went on to talk about other projects currently under construction throughout the city.: *The opening ceremony for the new 50,000 square foot addition to New Era Cap Company will be conducted July 13. The public is invited to attend. *Walgreens construction is proceeding and the store should be open by the end of August. *The new Jackson Police complex is nearing completion and should be finished by the end of July. *The Evergreen Transportation truck terminal construction is progressing and should be complete in August. Councilman Paul South said the city's water board recently approved a $52,000 bore for the company. Mayor Long also said there have been numerous contacts with housing developers, grocery store chains, restaurants and others interested in the city of Jackson. Other comments *Long said the city will sponsor a fireworks display on July 4th at dark and the public is invited to bring their lawn chairs and quilts to the Rotary fairgrounds for the 30-minute show. *The mayor reported that the Jackson Little League 9-yearold All-Stars were scheduled to play their second game in Bay Minette Tuesday night. A win would mean they would play tonight (Thursday) for the championship. *It was announced that the detour at the south end of the Industrial Road overpass has been delayed until further notice. *Councilman Robert Marks said the June 22 block party to benefit the Pine City Park project was a big success. He said tshirts will be sold at the July 4 fireworks display. All proceeds go to support the park project. *Councilman Eddie Huggins reported that the new scoreboards are now installed at the Little League, Dixie League and New Era softball fields. *Fire Chief Neal Bradley said the department's new air packs have been received and firefighters will undergo training on how to properly use them.
*Animal Control Officer Lee Hutto reported that he has set up a new Web site in an effort to find homes for dogs at the city pound. He said between June 18 and 24 the site received 235 hits. Those interested can go to www.petfinder.com and type in their zip code to view the dogs available.
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