RESOLUTION OF THE MADISON COUNTY COMMISSION

WHEREAS, the 2000 federal decennial census has been released; and

WHEREAS, the Madison County Commission is at this time electing its members from single-member districts pursuant to an order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama in the Civil Action styled George Grayson, etc. v. Madison County, Alabama, etc., Civil Action Number 84-V-5770-NE, entered on January 27, 1989, the provisions of Code of Alabama, § 11-3-1.1, and the resolution of the Madison County Commission adopted on March 6, 1992; and

WHEREAS, Code of Alabama, § 11-3-1.1, provides in pertinent part as follows:

(a)                 Following the release of any federal decennial census, any county commission of this state which is at that time electing its members from single-member districts, pursuant to either state or local law or a court order, may, by resolution, alter the boundaries of the districts.

and

WHEREAS, the Madison County Commission has advertised in The Huntsville Times, a newspaper of general circulation in Madison County, for two consecutive weeks, Friday, September 19, 2003, and Friday, September 26, 2003, that a resolution altering the boundaries of existing Madison County Commission districts will be considered by the Madison County Commission at the regular meeting of the Madison County Commission to be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, October 3, 2003, on the seventh floor of the Madison County Courthouse in Huntsville, Alabama, which said advertisement included a map of the County indicating the proposed district boundaries and notification that a map indicating the proposed district boundaries is available for inspection in the lobby of the Madison County Courthouse in Huntsville, Alabama; and

WHEREAS, a public hearing in regard to the changes in the boundaries of existing County Commission districts was held on Monday, September 29, 2003, at the Madison County High School in Gurley, Alabama; and

WHEREAS, attached hereto as Exhibits "A," "B" and "C," respectively, and made a part hereof as if set out in full herein, are descriptions of the revised Madison County district boundaries by reference to standard census units (Exhibit "A"), a description of each district with reference to streets, roads, highways, rivers and other such features (Exhibit "B"), and the total population and racial composition of the population of each district pursuant to the 2000 federal decennial census (Exhibit "C").

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Madison County Commission that the boundaries of the six Madison County Commission districts be and the same are hereby altered so that the boundaries of the six Madison County Commission districts to be used for the election of members of the Madison County Commission in the 2004 primary and general elections and thereafter shall be as provided on Exhibits "A" and "B," which are attached hereto and made a part hereof as if set out in full herein.

DONE this the 3rd day of October 2003.

Beginning at the a point that is the intersection of the Tennessee Valley Authority Power Lines and Asbury Drive, said road also being the old Miss Annes Road and being located in the southeast quarter of section 9, township 4 south, range 1 east; thence south along Asbury Road/Miss Annes Road to its intersection with the 2003 Huntsville City Limits located on the north boundary of section 22, township 4 south, range 1 east; thence east, south and east along said City Limits to its intersection with Old Big Cove Road; thence north along Old Big Cove Road to Miller Lane; thence east along Miller Lane to Caldwell Lane; thence continue east along Caldwell Lane to King Drake Road; thence north along King Drake Road to Brooks Circle; thence east and south along Brooks Circle to Caldwell Lane; thence east along Caldwell Lane to its intersection with an un-named tributary of Big Cove Creek located in the northwest quarter of section 24, township 4 south, range 1 east; thence north along said tributary to its intersection with the north section line of section 24, township 4 south, range 1 east; thence east and south along said section line to its intersection with an un-named tributary of Robinson Mill Creek located in the northwest quarter of section 19, township 4 south, range 2 east; thence southeast along said tributary to its intersection with Hampton Cove Way; thence generally east along Hampton Cove Way to Little Cove Road; thence east along Little Cove Road to George Byrd Drive, said intersection also being located on the 2003 Huntsville City Limits Line; thence generally north, east and south along said City Limits to its intersection with Little Cove Road; thence north along Little Cove Road to its intersection with the 2003 Huntsville City limits; thence generally west and north along said City Limits to its intersection with Little Cove Road; thence north along Little Cove Road to its intersection with Peevey Creek; thence south along Peevey Creek to its intersection with an un-named field road located in the southwest quarter of section 17, township 4 south range 2 east; thence north along said field road to Little Cove Road; thence north and east along Little Cove Road to its intersection with an un-named tributary of the Flint River located in the northeast quarter of section 17, township 4 south, range 2 east; thence south along said un-named tributary to its intersection with the Flint River; thence continue south along the Flint River to its intersection with the 2003 Huntsville City Limits located in the southwest quarter of section29, township 4 south, range 2 east; thence west, north and west along said City Limits to its intersection with Old Highway 431 South; thence west along Old Highway 431 South to Sutton Road; Thence continue west along Sutton Road to Four Mile Post Road; thence continue west along Four Mile Post Road to its intersection with an un-named foot trail located in section 27, township 4 south, range 1 east; thence south along said un-named foot trail to its intersection with Montcrest Road; thence continue south along Montcrest Road to North Shawdee Road; thence south along North Shawdee Road to South Shawdee Road; thence south along South Shawdee Road to River View Drive; thence west and south along River View Drive to Bluff Line; thence south along Bluff Line to its intersection with the 2003 Huntsville City Limits, said point also being on the south boundary of section 16, township 5 south, range 1 east; thence west along said City Limits to its intersection with Green Cove Road; thence continue west along Green Cove Road to its intersection with the Huntsville Madison County Railroad; thence south along said Railroad to its intersection with the 2003 Huntsville City Limits located in the northwest quarter of section 20, township 5 south, range 1 east; thence generally west and south along said City Limits to its intersection with Hobbs Island Road; thence southeast along Hobbs Island Road to its intersection with the Huntsville City Limits; thence west and north along said City Limits to its intersection with Hobbs Island Road; thence west along Hobbs Island Road to South Memorial Parkway; thence north along South Memorial Parkway to South Park Boulevard; thence west along South Park Boulevard to Villaret Drive; thence north and west along Villaret Drive to Saint Alban Boulevard; thence north along Saint Alban Boulevard and Saint Alban Boulevard Extended to its intersection with Aldredge Creek; thence west along Aldredge Creek to its intersection with an un-named tributary of Byrd Spring; thence south along said un-named tributary to its intersection with the Redstone Arsenal Boundary; thence generally north along the Redstone Arsenal Boundary to its intersection with Martin Road; thence east along Martin Road to South Memorial Parkway; thence north along South Memorial Parkway to Bob Wallace Avenue; thence east along Bob Wallace Avenue to Whitesburg Drive; thence south along Whitesburg Drive to Drake Avenue; thence east along Drake Avenue to Trevor Drive; thence generally north along Trevor Drive to Chandler Drive; thence south along Chandler Drive to Trailway Road; thence south along Trailway Road to its intersection with the Tennessee Valley Authority Power Lines; thence east along said T.V.A. Power Lines to its intersection with Asbury Drive, which is also the point of beginning.