C o m p r e h e n s i v e P l a n

Illustrative Comprehensive Plan

Sumter County

Illustrative Comprehensive Plan

Sumter County, Alabama

November 2012

County Commission:

Drucilla Russ-Jackson, District One Marcus Campbell, District Two Ben Walker, District Three Tommie Armistead, District Four Ottice Russelle, District Five Aubrey W. Ellis, District Six

Lucinda Cockrell, County Administratior

Partners:

The Sumter County Comprehensive Plan was funded through a CBDG (Community Development Block Grant) administered through the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA). The plan was completed in cooperation with the Sumter County Commission, the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce, The Alabama Tombigbee Regional Commission, The University of West Alabama and The University of Alabama Center for Economic Development.

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Prepared By:

Kelly

Landscape Architects, L L C

6 Office Park Circle, Suite 311, Birmingham, AL 35223 205?871?9541

Table of Contents

About Sumter County 4 Tourism Development 5

Existing County Recreational Opportunities 6 Tour Routes 7 Wayfinding 8

Special Projects 10

Barn & Equestrian Facilities 10 Community Basketball or Tennis Courts 11 Community Garden 12 Gateway 13 Park Restroom Facility 14 RV/Camper Park and Camping 15 Water Splash Pad 16 Self-Guided City Tour 17 Community Center Park 18 Park Playground 19 Farmers' Market 20 Amphitheater/Outdoor Classroom 21 S.W. Taylor Overlook 22

Appendix 24

`A'- Project Process 24 `B'- Outdoor Recreation Funding Sources 25

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Greene Co.

About Sumter County

Sumter County is located in the `Black

Belt' region of southern Alabama. The

region, named for its dark black topsoil

that lies over a limestone base, extends

from the Mississippi state line in the

west, to near the Georgia state line to the east, Tuscaloosa to the north and

Noxubee Co., MS Kemper Co., MS

near Florida to the south. This unique

geology has been key in shaping the

area's history along with the modern

day physical, cultural and economic

landscape.

Sumter County was founded in 1832. The county covers an area of 907 square miles and has a population of 13,763 per the 2010 census. Livingston, home to the University of West Alabama, is both the county seat and largest city in the county.

The physical geography of Sumter County is dominated by the Tombigbee River that forms the county's eastern boundary. The river travels across over 100 miles of frontage along the county carrying both commercial and recreational traffic through two locks and dams and a barge port in the county. The Tombigbee River and its tributaries in the county also provide many recreational opportunities including hunting and fishing, boating, horseback riding and wildlife viewing.

Interstate 20/59 crosses the county from northeast to southwest and connecting Sumter County to Tuscaloosa and Birmingham to the east and Meridian, Mississippi to the west. US Highway 80 is a major thoroughfare connecting Sumter County to Demopolis and Selma to the east and Meridian, MS to the west. State Highway 17 runs north to south through the county and lead to Aliceville to the north and Butler to the south.

Kemper Co., MS Lauderdale Co., MS

Exit 1

To: Meridian

Cuba

Choctaw Co.

Project Narrative

To: Aliceville

Pickens Co.

Panola

85 34

35

No

Geiger

85

Greene Co. xubee River

20 17

Emelle

Gainesville

21

Exit 23

To: Tuscaloosa, Birmingham

Exit 17

Interstate

20

Interstate

59

11

Epes

Livingston

Greene Co.

Belmont

Sucarnoochee River

Exit 8

11

28

York

80

17

To: Selma

Marengo Co.

To: Butler

Choctaw Co.

This County Recreational Masterplan was completed as part of an overall county Comprehensive Planning process. Creation of the plan was a cooperative effort that include the Sumter County Commission, The Sumter County Chamber of Commerce, The Alabama-Tombigbee Regional Commission, The University of Alabama Center for Economic Development, The University of West Alabama, and Kelly Landscape Architects and the input of the citizens of Sumter County collected during public meetings and listening sessions held throughout the county. Research was also done utilizing federal and state information sources as well as in the field exploring the many assets located within the county. The plan that follows uses the information gathered to demonstrate opportunities and projects that will build recreation and tourism opportunities throughout the county.

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Tourism Development Interstate

59

Interstate

20

Birmingham

Interstate

459

Carrollton

Tuscaloosa

Pickens

Interstate

20

4

15

Greene

3 2

13 Eutaw14

12

Hale

11 Greensboro

1 Livingston

Sumter

9 Demoopolis

10 Linden

Marengo

Interstate

59

Bibb

17 Centreville

16

18

Marion

Perry

22

21

Selma 19

20

Dallas

22

Butler 5

Choctaw

8 67

Thomasville

Clarke

Washington

Jackson

Camden

Wilcox

Monroe

Monoeville

Conecuh

Evergreen

Interstate

65

24 25

26 27 Hayneville

Lowndes

Greenville

Butler

Interstate

65

28 Montgomery

Montgomery

Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site image: Alabama Tourism Department

Interstate

85

30 29 Tuskegee

Macon

Union Springs 31

32 33

Bullock

List

of

Tourist

Attractions Interstate 65

found

across

the

Black

Belt

region.

Numbers are represented on the map to the above.

1. Coleman Center for Arts and Culture 2. University of West Alabama Nature Trail 3. Gainesville Historic District 4. Aliceville Museum and Cultural Arts Center

Interstate

5. BroadhMeoabdileMemorial Park and Walk10ing Trail 6. Bladon Springs State Park 7. Coffeeville Interstate Lake Service Park 8. Choct1a0w National Wildlife Refuge 9. Demopolis Bigbee Bottom Trail

and Lower Pool 10. Chickasaw State Park 11. Safe House Black History Museum 12. Warrior Lake-Jennings Ferry Campground 13. Eutaw Historic District 14. Warrior Lake Damsite Park 15. Moundville Archaeological Park 16. Talladega National Forest- Oakmulgee District 17. Holmestead Farms 18. Perry Lake Park and Barton's Beach Cahaba River Preserve 19. Historic Selma

St. James Hotel Bridgetender's House Edmund Pettus Bridge Old Depot Museum Brown Chapel A.M.E. Vaughan-Smitherman Museum Sturdivant Hall Museum Old Live Oak Cemetery Historic Riverfront Park Kenan's Mill 20. Old Cahawba Archaeological Park 21. Black Belt Research and Extension Center 22. Paul M. Grist State Park 23. Dallas County State Public Fishing Lake 24. Holy Ground Battlefield Park

Alabama State Capital image: Alabama Tourism Department

25. Lock and Damsite East Bank 26. Jackson Family Compound 27. Lowndes Interpretive Center 28. Downtown Montgomery

Alabama State Capitol First White House of the Confederacy Archive & History Building Old Alabama Town Hank Williams Museum Oakwood Cemetery Annex Dexter Ave. King Memorial Baptist Church Rosa Parks Museum Civil Rights Memorial Center Montgomery Biscuits Baseball 29. Tuskegee Area Tuskegee Human and Civil Rights Multicultural Center Tuskegee Institute National Historic site: The Oaks Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site: Carver Museum Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site 30. Tuskegee National Forest Tsinia Wildlife Viewing Area Taska Recreation Area Bartram Trail 31. Union Springs Historic District 32. Three Notch Trail 33. Robert G. Wehle Nature Center

Saint James Hotel- Selma, Al image: Joe Watts

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