Birmingham council approves tax abatement for $82M Railroad Park-area hotel
It also made an agreement with REV to study improvements to the Rainbow Viaduct.
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First Ave N at 35th Street bridge closed temporarily
MAX has shifted a stop nearby and will pick up about a block away.
2027 JeffCo budget includes money for City Walk, commissioners’ discretionary funds
The $997.3 million budget is slightly less than this year’s.
Birmingham City Council approves $1.1 million affordable housing deal at former Hill School
Houston-based Park Street Homes will construct 31 houses on Third Street North. The council also set a hearing on the Southern Area Framework Plan for Oct. 20 and approved repairs to the elevators of the Birmingham Central Library.
Fence construction OK’d for Oasis Park unhoused outreach project
The Birmingham City Council approved a $74,950 bid to build a fence for a daytime park that will offer services for people experiencing homelessness.
City outlines 5-year crime reduction plan
The plan sets a goal to reduce homicides and shootings by 10% a year and establish a “culture of safety” in Birmingham.
GBHS to move into new Oxmoor-area animal control facility
The Jefferson County Commission transferred the animal control license to a new GBHS site off Lakeshore Parkway.
Birmingham City Council approves zoning for hotel and condo despite neighborhood opposition over its height
Arlington Redevelopment wants to build The Tramont in the Redmont Park area, and the council approved it Tuesday at 125-feet tall.
Birmingham Council approves $1M for another year of student financial literacy program
The program has reached 3.797 students across 20 schools so far.
County to consider U.S. Steel grant, Drummond tax abatement in Thursday meeting
The two developments were discussed Tuesday.