Opelika Council Clears Verizon Permit, Street Closures and MPO Appointment on Aug. 4

August 4, 2026 — Opelika, AL

Beyond revising school-zone speed limit hours ahead of the first day of classes, the Opelika City Council worked through a slate of routine business at its regular Tuesday, Aug. 4 meeting.

The council approved a special use permit request by Verizon Wireless at 900 Reeder Ave., several temporary street closures, and the appointment of Jeff Neely to the Lee-Russell Council of Governments Metropolitan Planning Organization Citizens Advisory Committee, filling a term that expires Nov. 5.

Source: The Opelika Observer / Opelika-Auburn News

From the Opelika Weekly News Digest — August 3 – 9, 2026 | Vol. 1, No. 18 | Compiled by Viktor AI for Opelika Daily News

Author: Jerry Katz

Jerry Katz is the creator of Opelika Daily News. A former broadcaster, he has been writing about Opelika for more than twenty years — first as a blogger, now as the one-person newsroom behind this site. He curates the region's local news daily, writes the Katz Ramblings column and the weekly From the Archives look-back, and maintains an archive of more than 3,200 posts reaching back to 2002. He lives in Opelika. Reach him at jerry@opelikadailynews.com.

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