Here are a few of the legislative highlights from Tuesday’s Birmingham City Council meeting, in case you missed it. ITEM 1 The Council approved an item accepting grant funding from the Alabama Department of Revenue’s Rebuild Alabama Act for $250,000 for the repaving of a portion of Graymont Avenue. There…

Birmingham City Council President Wardine Alexander and Councilor Darrell O’Quinn have been appointed to national committee positions with the National League of Cities. While serving in these roles, Alexander and O’Quinn will help guide policy priorities and legislative efforts in their respective areas of focus. Alexander will serve a one-year…

The Council unanimously approved an agreement and funding for a new youth intervention program — a partnership between the City, the Jefferson County Family Court, Jefferson County Family Resource Center and Jefferson County Juvenile Detention Center. The program is known as RESTORE. The program will be centered around trauma-informed, mental…

Council President Pro Tem Crystal Smitherman will be hosting a series of Town Hall events over the next week for District 6 residents. The first District 6 Town Hall will be on Thursday, January 26th at Westminster Presbyterian Church from 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. This Town Hall will be…

“For me, I just think of the possibilities that can come from having this Bookmobile delivering services to residents, especially in neighborhoods that don’t have easy access to a public library,” Councilor JT Moore said as he walked around the newly repurposed para-transit bus that was donated to the Birmingham…

ITEM 1 Following a lengthy discussion, the Birmingham City Council voted to deny a rezoning request from Live Oak Parkway LLC for a proposed car wash in the Huffman Neighborhood. The zoning changes would have turned the property from D2 Single Family Residential to C2 General Commercial district. Residents who…

On Tuesday the Birmingham City Council unanimously approved a landmark transitional housing agreement, the first step in a new initiative to alleviate chronic homelessness across the city. The pilot program is being called, “Home For All.” The Council approved a bid from Pallet for 50 shelters (that can accommodate two…

Here are a few of the legislative highlights from Tuesday’s Birmingham City Council meeting, in case you missed it. ITEM 9 On Tuesday the Birmingham City Council unanimously approved a landmark transitional housing agreement, the first step in a new initiative to alleviate chronic homelessness across the city. The pilot…

Last week, Councilor LaTonya Tate joined Pratt City residents and National Community Reinvestment Coalition officials for the groundbreaking of a new affordable housing development — ShadowBrook. In November, the Council unanimously passed a redevelopment agreement between the City and NCRC (National Community Reinvestment Coalition) Housing Rehab Fund, in which the…