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Birmingham Water Works Residents Oppose Water-Rate Increase During Public Hearing. Birmingham Water Works officials say the 4.9% increase is needed because of escalating costs and plans to upgrade to automated meter readers, but residents said their bills are too high already, and the BWW Board should look for other ways to raise money.
Birmingham Renews Controversial Online Business License …
Sep 6, 2022 · Birmingham has renewed its contract with Avenu Insights & Analytics LLC, the company in charge of the city’s online business license renewal service. The renewal came despite misgivings from officials about complaints that the company’s customer service is subpar, so the city added a 90-day terminat
The History of the Birmingham City Schools - BirminghamWatch
Jun 2, 2019 · A timeline of Birmingham city schools. 1873: Board of School Trustees established 1874: Free School Established (renamed The Powell School 1883) 1883: John H. Phillips, superintendent (First Birmingham Schools superintendent, considered the architect of the first school system) Read m
Commission Sends $1 Billion Budget to Thursday’s Agenda
Sep 13, 2023 · Jefferson County Commission President Jimmie Stephens gave Commissioner Joe Knight a hearty handshake at the end of a nearly two-hour committee meeting of the commission, congratulating the finance chairman as the proposed 2024 fiscal budget went to the agenda of Thursday’s commission meeting.
JeffCo Commissioner Says Northern Beltline Work Will Go On, …
Sep 24, 2024 · Work on the Northern Beltline proceeds, as shown from Alabama 75 going westward. (Courtesy of Joe Knight) Joe Knight says he’s heard the naysayers when it comes to the Northern Beltline.
Woodfin Turns Up Heat on Violence Prevention With New …
Oct 9, 2024 · Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin speaks to the City Council about a proposal to expand anti-violence programs. Oct. 9, 2024. (Source: City of Birmingham livestream) Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin presented a plan to the City Council on Tuesday to expand community safety and violence reduction ...
Density in Proposed Residential Developments Concerns Jefferson …
Oct 9, 2024 · Jefferson County Commissioner Joe Knight, immediate past president of the Association of County Commissions of Alabama, said many counties currently are grappling with questions about high-density home developments. (Photo by Solomon Crenshaw Jr.) A zoning matter will be on the agenda of Thursday ...
Miles Might Consider BSC Property as Other Universities Express …
Mar 28, 2024 · UPDATED — Miles College may have interest in the campus of Birmingham-Southern College, which announced this week that it will close at the end of May. “At this time, we do not have a formal plan to pursue the BSC campus,” Miles College President Bobbie Knight told BirminghamWatch. “As a Miles
JeffCo Commissioners Call for Change in Combating Violence as …
Sep 27, 2024 · In the wake of a mass shooting that killed four and injured 17 others Saturday night, members of the Jefferson County Commission called for change in combating violence in the Birmingham area.
Birmingham Council Renews Funding for Juvenile Re-Entry …
Sep 24, 2024 · Birmingham City Councilor Crystal Smitherman talks about youth violence in the Sept. 24, 2024, council meeting. (Source: City Council video) Birmingham officials’ anger over a weekend mass shooting was slightly tempered Tuesday by a vote to fund for another year a juvenile re-entry program that’s shown success in reducing violence.