Homewood — The Homewood City Council on Nov. 10 presented a proclamation recognizing landscape architect Jane Reed Ross for decades of work on the city’s parks, trails and streetscape projects and announced it will name a million‑dollar bridge on the trail system in her honor.

Mayor Andrews read the proclamation at the start of the meeting, citing Ross’s role as principal architect and project manager on the Shades Creek Greenway (phase 1 opened 2003; phase 2 scheduled to open January 2025), design work on Homewood Central Park and multiple award recognitions including ASLA merit and honor awards, the Jefferson County Health Champion Award (2023) and a Sanford Medallion Award (2025). "Jane, is my personal hero," Mayor Andrews said while presenting the proclamation and adding that the bridge on the trail will have a plaque with Ross’s name.

Ross responded that she has lived in Homewood for about 40 years and expressed gratitude for the recognition. She told the council that her work on Homewood Central Park reinforced for her "that investing in the infrastructure improves the self‑esteem of children."

The proclamation text recorded by the council lists Ross’s contributions, including the Shades Creek Greenway master plan and implemented trails (Jones Valley Trail, Rotary Trail, Hue Call Trail, Enon Ridge Trail, Civil Rights Trail and the Aqueduct Trail), improvements to 18th Street, and the Salter Pocket Park project. The mayor said the naming will commemorate Ross’s contributions "forever" and that the city will provide a clean copy of the proclamation and a photograph when the bridge plaque is installed.

The presentation concluded without additional council action; the council moved on to regular business and routine agenda items.