Monday Morning Watch | Week of Aug. 10, 2026

This weekly rundown of public meetings, agendas and other items of interest aims to help you keep your elected officials accountable.

(We will update these lists as we become aware of new meetings, etc.) This collection of information is based on existing schedules and is subject to change.

Please let us know if there’s a specific meeting or organization you’d like to see included in our rundown.

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City of Birmingham

• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Aug. 10, 2 p.m. | More info
• Budget and Finance Committee, Aug. 10, 3:30 p.m. | More info
• Birmingham City Council, Aug. 11, 9:30 a.m. | Agenda
  • Item 28 – This ordinance would amend Section 3A-4-18 of the city’s General Code to eliminate the existing discount allowed for timely remittance of consumer use tax. It is the first reading and is recommended by the Council’s Budget and Finance Committee.
  • Item 58 – Sets a public hearing for Sept. 22 to amend zoning maps in the Pratt and Ensley communities as called for in the Pratt Ensley Framework Plan. It is the first hearing for the plan, though it was originally on last week’s agenda but withdrawn. Note: We covered one of the first public meetings for this plan back in Feb. 2025.
• Public Safety Committee, Aug. 11, 3 p.m. | Agenda
  • There are three (3) liquor licenses being sought:
    • Ivy & Oak Café LLC (d.b.a. Ivy & Oak Café)
    • Picnics LLC (d.b.a. Rock n Roll Sushi 280)
    • Green Springs Hwy LLC (d.b.a. Green Springs Liquor & Vape)
  • There are four (4) special event licenses being sought:
    • Greenawalt Hospitality LLC (d.b.a. Annual Symphony in the Gardens)
    • Event Concessions Inc (d.b.a. Heritage Dinner)
    • Event Concessions Inc (d.b.a. Fiesta)
    • Holy Trinity-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church (d.b.a. Greek Festival)
  • There are two (2) towing permits/licenses being sought:
    • Jakes Recovery LLC (d.b.a. Jakes Recovery)
    • Brian Merkel LLC (d.b.a. Merkel’s Chelsea Towing)
• Planning and Zoning Committee, Aug. 11, 3:30 p.m. | Cancelled

Other City of Birmingham

• Birmingham Public Library Board meeting, Aug. 12, 4:30 p.m. | General info
  • Meeting to be held in the Central Board Room downtown

Central Alabama Water

• Regular Board of Directors Meeting, Aug. 10, 9 a.m. | Agenda
  • Meeting to be held at Vestavia Hills City Hall, 1032 Montgomery Hwy

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Neighborhood info:

• Garbage: Regular garbage service.
• Recycling: Schedule 2
• Existing bulk trash calendar, Aug. 2026 | Daily bulk trash updates

Neighborhood meetings

Aug. 10

• Airport Highlands, 6 p.m., Pleasant View Baptist Church
• Ensley Highlands, 6 p.m., Birmingham Police Dept., West Precinct
• Gate City, 4 p.m., Marks Village Campus of Hope
• Inglenook, 5:30 p.m., Inglenook Recreation Center
• Killough Springs, 6 p.m., Smith Middle School
• North Birmingham, 6 p.m., Birmingham Public Library, North Birmingham Branch
• Oak Ridge Park, 7 p.m., Harris Homes Community Center
• Oxmoor, 6 p.m., Oxmoor Valley Community Center
• Powderly, 5:30 p.m., Henry Crumpton Recreation Center
• Rising West Princeton, 6 p.m., Rising-West Princeton Community Center
• Roebuck, 6:30 p.m., Birmingham Police Department, East Precinct
• Tuxedo, 5 p.m., Birmingham Public Library, East Ensley Branch
• West End Manor, 6 p.m., New Hope Baptist Church
• West Goldwire, 5:30 p.m., via teleconference (720-843-2957, Access Code: 6679362)
• Woodlawn, 6 p.m., via Zoom (Meeting ID: 98745720002) or Woodlawn Community App (iOS or Android)

Aug. 11

• Arlington West-End, 6 p.m., Birmingham Public Library, West End Branch
• Belview Heights, 6:30 p.m., Charles A. Brown Elementary School
• East Avondale, 6 p.m., Birmingham Public Library, Avondale Branch
• East Brownsville, 5:30 p.m., via teleconference (605-313-4198, Access Code: 461297
• Highland Park, 6 p.m., Highland Golf Course Pro Shop
• Killough Springs, 6 p.m., Smith Middle School
• North East Lake, 6 p.m., Southern Museum of Flight
• North Pratt, 6 p.m., New Haven Apartments
• Penfield Park, 6 p.m., Brownsville Heights Community Center
• Riley Travelick, 6 p.m., Nobel Chapel CME Church
• Sandusky, 6 p.m., Jimmie Hudson Recreational Center
• South Titusville, 5:30 p.m., Holy Family Christo Rey School

Aug. 12

• No meetings

Aug. 13

• Hooper City, 6 p.m., Hooper City Recreational Center
• Oak Ridge/West Ensley, 4 p.m., via teleconference (952-206-4918, Access Code: 223418)
• Roebuck Springs/South Roebuck, 7 p.m., New Beginning Life Church
• Smithfield, 6 p.m., Smithfield Community Center
• West Brownsville, 10 a.m., via teleconference (720-740-9813, Access Code: 5502844)

Aug. 14

• No meetings

Existing 2023-2025 Meeting Schedule (via Excel Spreadsheet)*

*Note: There have not been neighborhood elections for the current two-year cycle. More information is in our 2025 report.