Pandemic Funding Streams Are Down to Their Last Trickle, JeffCo Warns
The end is near. Well, the end of Jefferson County’s ARPA funds, at least. Read more.
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Morgan Road Motorists Might Be Moving on Down the Road Faster If New MPH OK’d
Jefferson County and Helena officials are talking about raising the speed limit on Morgan Road between Helena and Bessemer to 55. The JeffCo Commission votes Thursday. Read more.
More Weather Sirens Coming to Jefferson County, Thanks to Neighborly Gesture
The benevolence of a neighboring county will likely result in greater safety for Jefferson County residents when dangerous weather is moving in. Read more.
No Palm Reading and Fortune Telling: Quirk in Jefferson County Zoning Law Catches Commissioners’ Attention
Fortune telling and palmistry found their way into the discussion of the Jefferson County Commission’s committee meeting Tuesday via a request to give commercial zoning to a property in Oak Grove. Read more.
JeffCo Commissioner Tyson Objects After Two More Republicans Appointed to Board of Equalization
A disgruntled Commissioner Sheila Tyson left the Jefferson County Commission chamber Wednesday, saying, “the fix was in” after her nominee for the Board of Equalization failed to get the support of her fellow commissioners. Read more.
Commissioners Grant Tax Break to Keep Distribution Center in JeffCo
In an effort to keep a longtime business in the county, the Jefferson County Commission agreed to reimburse Red Mountain Distributing for 60% of the 1-cent sales tax the company pays to the county. Red Mountain, which does business as Ashley Furniture, has outgrown its warehouse in Bessemer. That warehouse serves four stores in the northern half of Alabama. Read more.
JeffCo Commission Moves to Secure Employee Investments
County Manager Cal Markert gave credit Tuesday to Jefferson County Commission President Jimmie Stephens in helping county employees get a better deal on investment funds. Read more.
The Long View: Coca-Cola CEO Discusses New Project as JeffCo OKs $2M Investment
Mike Suco said Coca-Cola United looks well beyond the present when it looks into the future. “We are a company that thinks not in a year or two or three years,” the president and CEO told the Jefferson County Commission on Thursday. “We think in 50-year increments.” The Jefferson County Commission invested $2 million in that long-term vision for an estimated $330 million, multifaceted Coca-Cola Bottling Company United headquarters that is expected to create as many as 50 new jobs and retain more than 750 jobs. Read more.
JeffCo Considering $2M for New Coca-Cola Development
Jefferson County during its meeting Thursday will consider being part of an economic development project that will create a new gateway in and out of Birmingham. Representatives of Coca-Cola Bottling Company United asked the commission for an economic incentive package of $2 million as the company looks to relocate from its longtime home north of Birmingham Shuttlesworth International Airport to the former Stockham Valves and Fittings location in Birmingham’s Kingston Neighborhood. Read more.
JeffCo Allots $90,000 for Displays Highlighting History of Bham Barons
The Jefferson County Commission voted Thursday to play ball with a baseball historian, approving $90,000 for displays at Regions Field that will commemorate former members of the Birmingham Barons. Kenneth Cunningham, deputy director of the Negro Southern League Museum, said the project will produce walk-around exhibits at the ballpark the Barons currently call home. “When visitors attend games, we’re going to have displays along the concourse,” he said. Read more.