Category: Birmingham City Council
Birmingham to Pay Newark Consultant $67K to Develop Violence Reduction Strategy for the City
The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday voted to pay $67,000 for a consultant from Newark, New Jersey to develop a strategy to reduce violent crime in the Magic City. The council also votes to use $100,000 from ARPA for Princeton BMC Healing Garden. Read more.
Birmingham to Apply for $200K Law Enforcement Mental Health Grant
The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday voted to apply for a $200,000 federal grant to offer mental health services to law enforcement workers in the city. Read more.
Birmingham Council Nixes Car Wash in Red Mountain, Hears Calls for Israel-Gaza Ceasefire Proclamation
The Birmingham City Council tackled issues local and global Tuesday, hearing an appeal for a car wash planned for the Red Mountain neighborhood along with a plea from residents urging a proclamation to condemn hostilities in Gaza. Read more.
Birmingham Council Allocates $2M DOJ Grant to Expand Youth Violence Prevention Program
The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday voted to give nearly $2 million from a federal grant to expand a local violence prevention program. The Restore program, which offers mental health and case management services to Birmingham youths, has covered children aged 15 to 19, but the initiative is being expanded to include children as young as 11. Read more.
Birmingham Council Gives $5M Toward Public Health Data System
The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday approved $5 million for a nonprofit research organization to develop a public health data system program that will leverage personalized medical data as well as data from clinical trials to help patients get the best care available. Read more.
Birmingham Council Backs Application for $21 Million to Improve Port Birmingham
The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday approved an application for a federal grant that could provide more than $21 million for rebuilding a dock wall and replacing two cranes at Port Birmingham. Read more.
Birmingham Council Urges Truist Bank to Keep Roebuck Branch Open
The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday passed a resolution urging Truist Bank to reconsider plans to close its Roebuck branch in March. “A great deal of residents in that area benefit from that branch, rely on that branch and would be negatively impacted if that branch were to close,” said Councilor Clinton Woods, adding that investments are going into the immediate area. Read more.
Birmingham Council Expresses Sympathy for Shooting Victims, Including Mayor’s Pregnant Cousin
The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday passed a resolution expressing sympathies for six people killed in recent shootings. The victims included a city employee as well as the pregnant cousin of Mayor Randall Woodfin.
In his comments to the council Tuesday, the mayor expressed his frustration with the lack of leads in finding suspects in the shootings.
“When you have something like this happen in your community, it’s important we enact justice as swiftly as possible. But it turns out BPD can’t do it themselves … it takes people with information to come forward,” Woodfin said. Read more.
Birmingham Council to Sell Old Scott Elementary, Nearby Community Center to Group to Establish a Community Health Center
The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday voted to sell the old Scott Elementary School and a neighboring community center to a group planning a health clinic at the property. The measure passed despite some pushback from community members, particularly those already involved in operating a community center there. Read more.
Birmingham Council Approves Roundabout on Blue Lake Drive, Pavilion for Howze-Stanford Park
