In May 2019, as a follow-up to community comments and concerns regarding local education that were elucidated during the current Small Area Planning process, GrowCove Civic Organization asked the Superintendent of Huntsville City Schools, Christie Finley, if she would prepare Read more…
State of Cove Schools Presentation When the Small Area Planning process for the Cove kicked off in March, local residents were asked to discuss local Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. Among other observations, local schools were a hot topic of Read more…
“Play for All!” Universal Playground Planned for Big Cove Communities Big Cove, AL – The Cove Universal Playground (CUP) committee announced today plans to design and construct a universal playground, the second in the state of Alabama, at the planned Read more…
From Dug Hill to Owens Cross Roads and Green Mountain to Gurley, the Big Cove area has seen a relatively high rate of population growth in recent years. Because of this growth plus encouragement from GrowCove, the City of Huntsville Read more…
From late Summer 2018 through early Spring 2019, GrowCove volunteers accomplished a number of things to benefit the Cove. Here are some highlights: Cecil Ashburn Project GrowCove organized several meetings with the City of Huntsville, ALDOT, Madison County, and the Read more…
On Tuesday, March 5th, the Big Picture Planning team from the City of Huntsville came over to the Cove to kickoff the process of Small Area Planning. This process is a fantastic opportunity to continue the momentum that has begun Read more…
Cove-area streets and roads fall under the jurisdiction of several entities: the City of Huntsville, Madison County, and State of Alabama (ALDOT). Every year, a portion of these transportation facilities have routine maintenance performed on them, such as repaving and Read more…
Latest aerial drone images (taken Jan 30, 2019) from the Cecil Ashburn expansion, submitted to GrowCove by a neighbor. More project information and footage from the city including blasting footage can be found here: https://www.huntsvilleal.gov/roadworkprojects/cecil-ashburn-boulevard/
For years, a new recreation center to better support popular youth sports and local schools has been a dream for Cove residents, who often had to drive 10+ miles to other areas of metro Huntsville to participate in many recreational Read more…
911 – What’s your Emergency? Incident response time has been a frequent item of concern among Cove residents since the scope of the Cecil Ashburn corridor project changed to include a full closure of the mountainous route for the next Read more…