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 a point that is located at the intersection of Madison Boulevard and Zierdt Road, said point also being on the Redstone Arsenal Boundary; thence south along Zierdt Road and Arsenal Boundary to a point where Zierdt Road leaves the Arsenal Boundary in the southwest quarter of section 2, township 5 south, range 2 west; thence continue south along said Arsenal Boundary to its intersection with the Tennessee River, said point also being located on the south Madison County Boundary; thence generally east along the Tennessee River and Madison County Boundary to its intersection with the Paint Rock River; thence generally north and east along the Paint Rock River and the Madison County Boundary to a point where the Paint Rock River leaves the Madison County Boundary in the northeast quarter of section 17, township 5 south, range 3 east; thence generally north along the Madison County Boundary to its intersection with an un-named unimproved road in the northwest quarter of Section 18, Township 2 south, Range 3 East; thence west along said road to its intersection with a tributary of Barley Branch located in the northeast quarter of Section !3, Township 2 south, Range 2 East; thence west along said tributary to Sharps Hollow Road; thence south along Sharps Hollow Road to its intersection with Barley Branch; thence northerly along Barley Branch to Sharps Hollow Road; thence west along Sharps Hollow Road to Ray Road; thence south along Ray Road to hearthstone Road; thence east, south and west along Hearthstone Road to Ray Road; thence west along Ray Road to the Hurricane Creek; thence south along Hurricane Creek Road to County Lake Road; thence west along County Lake Road to Maysville Road; thence south along Maysville Road to Bell Factory Road; thence west along Bell Factory Road and Bell Factory Road extended to the Flint River; thence south along the Flint River to its intersection with the 2003 Huntsville City Limits; thence west, north and west along said city limits to Homer Nance Road; thence south and east along Homer Nance Road to Moores Mill Road; thence south along Moores Mill Road to Highway 72 East; thence west along Highway 72 East to High Mountain Road; thence south along High Mountain Road to Saddle Tree Boulevard; thence west along Saddle Tree Boulevard to Smoke Tree Trail; thence south along Smoke Tree Trail to Pepper Mill Trail; thence west along Pepper Mill Trail to Greenslope Trail; thence south along Greenslope Trail to Spicewood Trail; thence west along Spicewood Trail to Raincreek Trail; thence north along Raincreek Trail to Great Hills Drive; thence west along Great Hills Drive to Rosalie Ridge Drive; thence south along Rosalie Ridge Drive to Sutcliff Drive; thence east along Sutcliff Drive to Capri Drive; thence south along Capri Drive to Randy Avenue; thence west along Randy Avenue to Rosalie Ridge Drive; thence south along Rosalie Ridge Drive to Isabelle Circle; thence south along Isabelle Circle to Haynes Avenue; thence east along Haynes Avenue to Giles Drive; thence north along Giles Drive to Rodgers Drive; thence east along Rodgers Drive to Cloys Avenue; thence east along Cloys Avenue to its intersection with an unnamed spring in the southeast Quarter of section 20 township 3 south, range 1 east; thence southwest along said stream to its intersection with Rodgers Drive; thence south along Rodgers Drive to Larbrook Drive; thence east along Larbrook Drive to Orba Drive; thence south along Orba Drive to Oakwood Avenue; thence east along Oakwood Avenue to High Mountain Road; thence easterly along High Mountain Road to the intersection of Bankhead Parkway; thence continue easterly along Bankhead Parkway to its intersection with Cold Spring located in the southeast quarter of Section 28, Township 3 South, Range 1 East; thence northeast along said Cold Spring to its intersection with the 2003 Huntsville City Limits located in the southeast quarter of section 21, township 3 south, range 1 east; thence west and north along said city limits to its intersection with the northwest corner of Census Tract 4007; thence east along the north boundary of said tract 4007 to its intersection with the northwest corner of Census Tract 5024; thence continue east along the north boundary of said census tract 5024 to the northeast corner of said tract; thence south along the east boundary of census tract 5024 to its intersection with the 2003 Huntsville City Limits located at the northeast corner of section 28, township 3 south, range 1 east; thence south along said city limits to its intersection with Bankhead Parkway; thence east and south along Bankhead Parkway to Nolen Avenue; thence west along Nolen Avenue to its intersection with the 2003 Huntsville City Limits which is also the Monte Sano State Park Boundary located in the southwest quarter of section 27 township 3 south, range 1 east; thence south along said boundary to a point where the Monte Sano State Park Boundary leaves the Huntsville City Limits; thence generally west and south along said boundary to its intersection with Monte Sano Boulevard; thence south along Monte Sano Boulevard to its intersection with Governors Drive/Highway 431 South; thence south on Governors Drive/431 South to its intersection with the Tennessee Valley Authority Power Lines; thence east along said Power Lines to its intersection with Asbury Road, said road also being the old Miss Annes Road; 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 west along Bob Wallace Avenue to Triana Boulevard; thence north along Triana Boulevard to Long Avenue; thence west along Long Avenue to Bob Wallace Avenue; thence continuing west along Bob Wallace Avenue to the Morris Elementary School Property Line; thence south along the east boundary of said School property line to the south boundary of said School property line; thence west along the south boundary of said School property line to the west boundary of said School property line; thence north along the west boundary of Morris Elementary School Property Line to Bob Wallace Avenue; thence west along Bob Wallace Avenue to Madison Boulevard (HWY 20 West); thence southwest along Madison Boulevard (HWY 20 West) to its intersection with Zierdt Road, said point also being on the Redstone Arsenal Boundary and being the point of beginning.