The city’s Planning and Zoning Committee discussed a new proposal for limiting short-term rentals in Birmingham and advanced it for further consideration by councilors.
A former board member was removed from the meeting as he was criticizing the choice to name Mac Underwood to the GM slot.
Damien McDaniel has been charged in three more incidents, including the shootings of two firefighters.
Residents voiced most concern about limiting industrial development near their neighborhoods.
Once considered a model of citizen participation, the influence of the neighborhood association system is waning as participation lags and leaders complain of declining attention from the city.
It’s not enough to tear down dilapidated structures, it matters what goes in their place, commissioners said.
Offender Alumni Association is to invest $150K in the former JCCEO building's renovations.
Knight sought assurance Tuesday that federal funding would not get cut before moving forward with a program to synchronize traffic lights.
The council also approved incentives for Workplay redevelopment. Read more.
The chances of gun legislation passing this year are greater than usual in almost solid-red Alabama in the wake of recent violence. Even the governor has backed a package of public safety measures aimed at getting gun offenders off the streets. Read more.
