County commissioners learned they had about $500K in unspent Emergency Rental Assistance funds and assigned it to Bridge Ministries to help people with rent and utility payments.
Phase 2 of the project is expected to begin by the end of the year.
The Birmingham City Council will hear comments May 6 on proposed zoning districts to preserve parks, natural areas and greenways.
University Boulevard through UAB will be down a lane for the next two months as work on the new Volker Hall Atrium continues.
The County Commission approved a resolution to allow work on the Meadow Lake subdivision in the western area after acquiring rights-of-way.
The sensors will be installed at three intersections in Districts 6 and 7 to help alert the public of blocked train crossings.
The 97-year-old chapel is in Birmingham's original city cemetery.
The County Commission may hike payments to $500 to clean up after voters.
The City Council and Norfolk Southern are splitting the cost to install medians to prevent motorists from trying to beat trains through intersections.
Mayor Randall Woodfin officially named the former West Precinct patrol officer and deputy chief of special operations as Birmingham Police Chief on Tuesday, ending his interim phase.
