Residents of the Aspen Ridge Subdivision who aren’t yet within the Pinson city limits, will soon get a chance to join those who are.

A referendum has been set for September 9 for those residents to vote on whether to annex into the city. The referendum, which was announced by Mayor Hoyt Sanders in last Thursday’s city council meeting, was approved by a Jefferson County probate judge the week before.

The vote will be held at 5080 Aspen Ridge, with absentee ballots available at City Hall.

The council approved a request to pay for work needed in a concession stand at Pinson Valley High School’s football stadium. The $2,000 appropriation, made from the council’s discretionary find for schools at the behest of Councilman Joe Cochran, will pay for a new water heater and sealing work on the floor.

The concession stand dates back to the stadium’s opening. The work should be completed in time for the Class 6A Indians’ first home game of the season, which is this Friday night against Oneonta, the defending Class 4A state champions.

The funds became available when the council learned that a previously-approved request for help in paying the salary of a school nurse at Kermit Johnson Elementary would not be needed after all. The Jefferson County Schools central office determined that the school qualified for a full-time nurse’s position.

In other business, the council:

• Voted for a $1,500 appropriation for the annual Veterans’ Day luncheon at the Palmerdale Homesteads Community Center

• Approved a version of the city budget for next year that was prepared by Councilman Robbie Roberts, which was selected over a slightly different version offered by Sanders

• Made available expense reimbursement for any council member who will be available to attend the National League of Cities convention, to be held in Austin, Texas in November

• Annexed several parcels of land along Alabama 75 (Pinson Blvd., formerly Center Point Rd.), including tracts owned by Cornerstone Life Church and by the Alabama Department of Transportation.