Maytown
Mayor Deanna Roe (unopposed) City Council Place 1: Ashley Russell, unopposed Place 2: Christopher Russell, unopposed Place 3: Christopher Williams, unopposed Place 4: Lydia Ann Higgins, unopposed Place 5: Ramona Martin, unopposed
Government
Woodfin’s Budget Features Pay Cuts, Furloughs and Funding Reductions
As promised, Mayor Randall Woodfin’s proposed FY 2021 budget is austere, thanks to financial pressures brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The budget, which had been delayed by three months so that the city could calculate the extent of the economic damage caused by the coronavirus, includes salary reductions for the mayor and his appointees, furloughs for hundreds of city employees and reductions in funding to several entities. But it continues funding for many of Woodfin’s signature issues, including neighborhood revitalization and the city’s long-underfunded pension. Read more.
Pylant Morris
Joe Pylant Age: 58 Occupation: Sales/customer service. Political Experience: City Council (two terms), mayor (two terms). Main issue: Continue town growth, complete children’s park, support police and fire departments
Leslie Morris
Shawn Leslie Age: N/A Occupation: Birmingham Firefighter Political Experience: N/A Main issue: N/A
Morris
Mayor Shawn Leslie Joe Pylant
Sellers Pleasant Grove
Robert A. Sellers Age: 52 Occupation: Pastor, Friendship Baptist Church; previously, machinist. Political experience: Past president, United Steel Workers Union local. Main issue: Attract new businesses; reduce vacant lots.
Brasseale Pleasant Grove
Jerry W. Brasseale Age: 72 Occupation: Retired landscaper; self-employed. Political experience: City Council eight years, mayor 20 years. Main issues: Continue growth of city population, new businesses.
Pleasant Grove
Mayor Jerry W. Brasseale Robert A. Sellers Council member (top 5) Rose Armstrong LaTanya D. Dunham Kevin KD Dunn Kenneth Hatfield Victoria Horn Hill Philip Houston Troy Johnson Ray Lassiter Yolanda Y. Lawson
Sanders Pinson
Hoyt Sanders Age: 52 Occupation: Electrical engineer. Political Experience: Mayor, four terms. Main issue: Education support, blight removal, commercial development, policing.
Cochran Pinson
Richard “Joe” Cochran Age: 56 Occupation: Procurement manager, NCP Solutions. Political Experience: City council, 12 years. Main issue: Commercial development, education support, policing.