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Birmingham mayor touts 126 buildings demolished and focuses on blighted spots as election nears
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin stood in front of the remnants of a charred house just moments before bulldozers and crews ...
‘There is no surplus,’ Woodfin tells city retirees seeking pension hike
Retired former employees of the City of Birmingham seeking an increase in monthly pension payments got a clear message this ...
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Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin gives update on efforts to reduce blighted houses
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin gives update on efforts to reduce blighted houses ...
Too little too late? Birmingham mayor and council unite against water works takeover
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin and members of the Birmingham City Council gathered Tuesday evening in front of City Hall in ...
Mayor Woodfin addresses city's blight issue during Smithfield news conference
Birmingham mayor Randall Woodfin held a news conference Wednesday to address the issue of blight in the city.The news ...
Don’t yet turn off the spigot on Alabama’s largest utility: ‘We will fight this’
This is an opinion column. Finally, he was going to get his way. No matter what. Rep. Jim Carnes, R-Vestavia Hills brazenly co-conspired with three other over-the-mountain state senators to wrench the ...
Birmingham mayor says state should allow gas tax revenue to be used to help fund public transit
While he says the constitution directs public funds to roads and bridges, it excludes funding for things like buses.
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Alabama House passes bill to reshape the Birmingham Water Works Board
The Alabama House of Representatives has passed SB330. This contentious bill overhauls the governance structure of the ...
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Birmingham mayor says efforts continue to demolish condemned structures, residents glad to hear it
"Neighborhood revitalization is our top priority," Mayor Woodfin said. "The city is committed to removing blighted structures ...