Monday Morning Watch | Week of Oct. 5, 2026

This weekly rundown of public meetings, agendas and other items of interest helps 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

• Community Development Committee, Oct. 5, 3:30 p.m. | More info
• Birmingham City Council, Oct. 6, 9:30 a.m. | Agenda
  • Non-consent items
    • Item 8 – This appoints three mayor-recommended members to the Birmingham Historical Commission. Two slots are for at-large representatives who serve through Feb. 3, 2029. One professional historian is filling Laura Knott’s unexpired term. They would serve until Feb. 3, 2027.
    • Item 64 – This sets a public hearing for Nov. 17, 2026, to consider closing “approximately 900 feet of Woodcrest Road South and Warick Court South to the intersection of 21st Way South and 15th Avenue South, Birmingham, due to the hazardous deterioration condition of the roadway.
• Economic and Workforce Development/Tourism Committee, Oct. 6, 11:30 a.m. | Agenda

Other City of Birmingham

• Community Framework Plan Implementation Committee meetings
  • Public Information Meeting, Oct. 8, 5:30-7 p.m., West Police Precinct Meeting Room (2236 47th St., Ensley)

Jefferson County

• Pre-Commission Work Session, Oct. 6, 9 a.m. | Agenda
• Commission Meeting, Oct. 8, 9 a.m. | Check for Agenda
• Planning and Zoning Commission, Oct. 8, 1 p.m. | Agenda

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Neighborhood info:

• Garbage: Regular schedule.
• Recycling: Schedule 2
• Existing bulk trash calendar, Oct. 2026 | Daily bulk trash updates

Neighborhood meetings

Oct. 5

• Brownsville Heights, 6 p.m., Brownsville Heights Community Center
• Central Pratt, 6 p.m., Howze-Sanford Recreation Center
• College Hills, 6 p.m., Legion Field
• Collegeville, 6 p.m., Antioch Baptist Church
• Glen Iris, 6:30 p.m., Saint Eliash Maronite Catholic Church + Zoom
• Grasselli, 3 p.m., Mary Dorsey Center
• Maple Grove, 6 p.m., via Zoom
• Sherman Heights, 5:30 p.m., Morning Start Baptist Church
• Zion City, 6:30 p.m., via Teleconference – 605-313-5396 | Access Code: 1920925

Oct. 6

• Apple Valley, 6 p.m., Pleasant View Baptist Church
• Brummit Heights, 1 p.m., Brownsville Heights Community Center + Zoom
• East Lake, 6 p.m., Household Faith Church
• Fairmont, 6 p.m., Mt. Carmel Christ Church
• Fairview, 5:30 p.m., via Zoom
• Mason City, 4:30 p.m., via Teleconference – 712-770-8710 | Access Code: 5524784
• Oakwood Place, 4 p.m., Harrison Park Recreation Center
• Thomas, 6 p.m., Mt. Hebron Baptist Church
• Wahouma, 6 p.m., Southern Museum of Flight
• Wylam, 6 p.m., Birmingham Public Library – Wylam Branch

Oct. 7

• North Titusville, 5 p.m., Memorial Park Recreational Center

Oct. 8

• Central Park, 6 p.m.
• 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)

Oct. 9

• Jones Valley, 4 p.m., Birmingham Public Library (3301 Jefferson Ave., SW)

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.