Tonight: a $504,000 Riverchase sewer repair and the Glenwood Road contract

Two weeks ago the council approved an emergency declaration for the Riverchase #1 sewer force main, and we said the city had not released a cost, contractor or schedule (our October 19 post). Tonight’s agenda brings the first numbers. Everything below is proposed. The council meets at 6 p.m. at Hoover City Hall, and nothing has been voted on as of this morning (Hoover Sun, October 24, 2026).

The Riverchase sewer line

The council is scheduled to consider awarding a $504,000 contract for an emergency repair of a main sewer line in Riverchase. If awarded, Kevin Miller Development would replace about 1,300 feet of ductile iron pipe that has been “compromised due to significant corrosion,” according to city records cited by the Hoover Sun. Because it is an emergency repair, the city obtained only two bids, and this was the lower one. The city’s sanitary sewer engineering program manager said the job should take about 45 days (Hoover Sun, October 24, 2026).

What we could not confirm: the Hoover Sun calls it a “main sewer line in Riverchase” and does not use the resolution number or the words “force main,” so we cannot say for certain this is the same project the council declared an emergency on October 12, though it appears likely. We also could not confirm which streets the line serves or when work would start. The city’s website was not readable for us this morning, so we could not check the agenda directly.

Glenwood Road stormwater

Also on the agenda is a $351,000 contract for stormwater improvements on Glenwood Road in the Shades Mountain community. Carr Development had the lowest cost among eight bidders. The work includes replacing stormwater pipes and structures, roadway restoration, traffic control and erosion control, and should take about 60 working days (Hoover Sun, October 24, 2026). We have followed this project since it went out to bid (our September 14 post) and since bids were received (our October 12 post).

Business license fees, including rentals

The council had first readings of four business license amendments on October 12 (our October 19 post). Tonight’s agenda lists approving these changes (Hoover Sun, October 24, 2026):

• A new $100 license fee for multifamily and single-family rental properties and the leasing of tangible personal property
• A $200 fee for nonresidential leases
• General business license fees rising from $5 to $14
• Fees for insurance companies providing services other than fire and marine insurance rising from $20 to $50
• Increased penalties on delinquent business licenses

The article does not say when the fees would take effect or exactly who would owe them, and we have not seen the ordinance text. If you own a rental in Riverchase, we would watch for the adopted version rather than rely on this summary.

Also on the agenda

• Valleydale Road self-storage: setting a public hearing for November 9 on the indoor, climate-controlled facility at 4548 Valleydale Road, which the zoning board recommended on October 5 (our October 19 post)
• Howard Lake: accepting a $100,000 Alabama Forestry Commission grant to remove kudzu, Bradford pears and other invasive species at Howard Lake next to City Hall and along Interstate 459

Both are from the same preview (Hoover Sun, October 24, 2026). We will report what was actually adopted once the city or the paper publishes the result.