ROBERTSDALE, Alabama — The Robertsdale City Council voted at its regular meeting Monday morning to assist with a playground project at Robertsdale Elementary School.

RES Principal Faye Sheppard and Sam Driver with the Central Baldwin Education Foundation spoke to council members at Monday’s meeting and said the playground area would be built west of the school in an open area between the new school and the previous facility which is now known as the C.F. Taylor building.

“It was the flattest place,” Sheppard said. “You look and think there’s a lot of open space there, but when you start walking around, there’s a lot of dips in the property.”

Driver and City Engineer Greg Smith said everything was essentially ready to begin the project.

“The sooner we can get started the better,” Driver said. “We want the kids to be able to use the facility as soon as possible.”

The Council voted unanimously to approve the request. Council member Aubrey Grant was not present at Monday’s meeting.

In other business Monday the council:

• Voted to allow the Central Baldwin Youth Basketball league to use the digital billboard on Highway 59 to advertise registration, which begins Dec. 3.

• Voted to reappoint Carl Bailey, Herman Harville, Debbie Newport and Jonathan Kitchens to the Zoning Board of Adjustments. Council member Joe Kitchens abstained from voting.

• Voted to enter into a franchise agreement with CenturyLink for use of the city’s right of way. Mayor Charles Murphy said CenturyLink agreed to pay the city $12,000 annually.