City Gives Pizitz a Break, Delays Loan Repayment
The council delayed loan payments for two years to give the property time to recover.
Virginia Martin
Birmingham Council OKs $14M for Transit Authority
Councilor Hunter Williams questioned the funding, saying the authority does not provide residents with a reliable transit option.
JeffCo’s Pay-As-You-Go Spending Keeps Budget In Check
The county commission is considering a budget just shy of $1 billion.
2026 Water Rate Increase Unlikely, Financial Consultant Says
A state law requires the water works board to have a consulting engineer review rate changes, and the board hasn’t yet hired one.
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Land Bank Approval Clears Way for North Titusville Housing Development
Work is expected to begin later this year on the long-awaited development.
Birmingham Releases 5-Year Plan for Spending Federal Housing, Community Development Dollars
The city is focusing on programs to bolster its affordable housing inventory, reduce homelessness and poverty and ramp up community development.
Birmingham Councilors Question $391K Price of Parking Equipment Agreement
The agreement covers replacing the gate, parking sensors and payment system.
Birmingham Council Presented With Law to Allow Foreclosure on Nuisance Properties
The move would give the city the power, and the money, to take over dilapidated properties.
Three Birmingham School Board Members Reelected, Three Races to Be Decided in Runoffs
Incumbents Sherman Collins Jr., Derek Billups and Leticia W. Harvill are headed back to the Birmingham City Board of Education; runoffs are needed in Districts 2, 8 and 9.