Birmingham City Council Approves $1.15 Million to Continue Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program
Funding will support the program to reduce gun violence, prevent retaliation and connect survivors with services.
Birmingham City Council
Birmingham City Council Approves Security Protection for Officials and Their Families
Officials can request protection if they are under threat.
Birmingham City Council Backs Multi-City Child Abuse Investigation Partnership
Also OKs applying for grant to fund Fountain Heights historic survey.
Council OKs Mayor’s $615 Million Spending Plan
The budget increases money for transportation, violence prevention programs and homeless outreach services.
Birmingham Council Approves $7 Million for Powell Steam Plant Redevelopment
The council also sold 25 acres for a kart racing facility on Barber Motorsports Parkway.
Birmingham Council Allows Limited Virtual Attendance, Voting by Councilors
The council also approved funding to expand the Birmingham Talks early childhood literacy program, develop the Sixteenth Street Visitor Center and fund housing development in Druid City.
Crowds Throng City Hall as Council Passes Data Center Rules
City officials tout the strength of the new rules but opponents say they don’t go far enough.
City OKs Special Funding for BCRI
The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute had temporarily closed in late May because of HVAC issues.
Birmingham Council Declares Emergency Over Rainfall Hampering Weed Abatement Efforts
The declaration lets the city hire contractors to catch up on cutting abandoned lots.
Birmingham Council Delays Vote on Additional Police Cameras Citing Cost Concerns
The mayor proposes adding 100 more surveillance cameras to watch the city.