Category: Government
Birmingham Council OKs Offer to Buy Water Works as AG Says BWWB Has No Power to Sell
The attorney general says the Birmingham Water Works Board was abolished Wednesday before it voted to accept the city’s purchase offer.
Birmingham Water Works Board Agrees to Accept City’s $1 Purchase Offer
The offer to buy the utility is an attempt to block a new law the governor signed Wednesday that would restructure that board and lessen Birmingham’s influence over it.
Governor Signs Bill to Restructure the BWWB
The new law restructures the Birmingham Water Works Board as a regional board and reduces the city of Birmingham’s influence.
City Makes Last-Minute Moves to Stop Water Board Revamp
The city of Birmingham is asking a federal judge to stop the state from changing membership on the Birmingham Water Works Board and reducing the city’s influence over the utility.
Birmingham Homicides Down 43%, Mayor Tells Council
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin said Tuesday that the city continues to make significant progress in its goals to reduce violence,
You Can Ring My Bell: Commission President Completes Cancer Treatment
Jimmie Stephens opened Tuesday’s County Commission meeting by saying he had finished his last radiation treatment for carcinoma that had spread to his lymph nodes.
Water Works Operations to Continue as Usual After Bill Passed to Dissolve Board, GM Says
The BWW general manager said Birmingham Water Works customers will not experience service disruptions, and ongoing infrastructure improvements will continue after the Legislature’s passage of a bill to dissolve the current water board and set up a regional board.
Meeting Airs Fears About Injustice to Immigrants
The League of Women Voters of Greater Birmingham hosted an Immigrant Justice Meet-Up & Info Session on Thursday to talk about threats to immigrants and how they can respond.
BWWB Board Revamp Passes Legislature
Local officials cry foul as bill to reduce Birmingham’s appointments to the board passes; legislators say it’s needed because of longstanding billing, pricing and management issues.
City Leaders Call on Public To Stop Bill That Would Change BWWB
Members of the Birmingham City Council and Mayor Randall Woodfin say the bill would dilute the city’s influence over the water works but do nothing to improve water quality.
