Holiday Decorations to be upgraded this year in Mountain Brook!

Mountain Brook Villages will offer more decor for holidays

By William Thornton -- The Birmingham News

October 28, 2009, 11:19AM

Lampposts in Mountain Brook will be a little more festive this holiday season.

The city approved about $3,400 for new holiday decorations to be added in Crestline, English and Mountain Brook villages. City Manager Sam Gas­ton said the decorations should be in­stalled by mid-November.

"We always like to have them up by the weekend before Thanksgiving," he said.

The new decorations will comple­ment garlands, bows and seasonal lights that go up every November. The city purchased resin displays that re­semble peppermint candy and re­indeer for Crestline Village.

For English Village, five foot tall an­gels with white lights will be dis­played.

Gold-colored trumpets, Christmas trees with Santa Claus and assorted small lights are planned for Mountain Brook Village.

Sally Legg, chairwoman of the Mountain Brook Village Enhancement Committee, said the decorations were chosen to appeal to daytime shop­pers.

"Retailers and people in our com­munity have requested that the city update the holiday decorations," she said. "Our plan is to add creative dec­orations to the light posts in the villages that will enhance the traditionally used garlands and red bows. We hope that the decorative ornaments will make Mountain Brook unique and festive."

Legg said decorative op­tions are still being dis­cussed for Overton Village.
In addition, pansies have been planted this month in the city's decorative plan­ters to add a yellow color scheme. In future, the com­mittee hopes to involve community volunteers.

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