News & Updates
Huntsville Signs Toyota-Mazda Development Agreement
January 17, 2018
With the stroke of a pen, Mayor Tommy Battle and members of Huntsville’s economic development team gathered in City Hall today to sign a development agreement that contractually “seals the deal” for Toyota-Mazda’s $1.6 billion manufacturing plant to be built on the City’s megasite. Execution of the agreement with the global automotive giants requires approval by City Council, which occurred last Thursday night, and final signatures from Mayor Battle, Limestone County [ more ]
Read MoreCity Hall Delayed Opening – 10 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 17
January 16, 2018
City Hall, municipal offices, facilities and City services will open at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, January 17, due to winter weather conditions. Public Transit will resume normal schedules at 10 a.m. Handi-Ride will operate for dialysis transportation only. Garbage collection is operating on a holiday schedule this week and will experience further delays. Residents should place their trash cans curbside and leave them there until crews can pick them up. Public Works plans to collect all cans this week and, if necessary, will provide service on Saturday. For more information, visit the Winter [ more ]
Read MoreWinter Weather Alert: Huntsville municipal offices closed, Jan. 16
January 16, 2018
City Hall, municipal offices, facilities, and Municipal Court will remain closed today, Tuesday, January 16, due to the winter weather and hazardous road conditions. Public Transit will close at 10 a.m. Handi-Ride will continue with dialysis patients only. Garbage collection is operating on a holiday schedule this week and will experience further delays. Residents should place their trash cans curbside and leave them there until crews can pick them up. Public Works plans to collect all cans this week and, if necessary, will provide service [ more ]
Read MoreWinter Weather Alert: City delayed opening until noon, Jan. 16
January 15, 2018
City Hall and municipal offices will delay opening until noon on Tuesday, January 16, due to the winter weather forecast and potentially hazardous road conditions. Public Transit and Handi-Ride will continue to run as long as roads are passable; however, patrons should be alert to possible closings and make their travel plans accordingly. “We will have a snow and ice team on standby to mobilize and blade any accumulated snow on our roadways and treat any icy conditions,” said [ more ]
Read MoreCity Council – Highlights from the January 11, 2018 Meeting
January 12, 2018
Toyota-Mazda Development Agreement Council voted unanimously to approve a Development Agreement with the Industrial Development Board and Toyota Motor North America that is expected to provide a $5.6 billion return on investment in the next 20 years. In turn the City will offer the companies incentives and abatements valued at $320 million. The global automotive giants announced Jan. 10, they will invest $1.6 billion into a joint-venture automotive manufacturing plant on the [ more ]
Read MoreToyota and Mazda Select Huntsville for $1.6 Billion Auto Plant
January 10, 2018
Intense speculation over a major industrial project for Huntsville’s TVA-certified megasite ended today when Toyota and Mazda executives announced they will jointly build their new $1.6 billion assembly plant in the Rocket City. “This is one of the most sought-after economic development projects in the nation, and likely the biggest of the decade,” said Mayor Tommy Battle. “It’s a $1.6 billion investment, 4,000 new jobs, $200 million in annual payroll. This [ more ]
Read MoreHuntsville lands $1.6 billion Toyota-Mazda manufacturing plant
January 10, 2018
The TVA-certified megasite in Huntsville-Limestone County will be the future home for a new automotive manufacturing plant as part of a coveted $1.6 billion investment between Toyota Motor Corporation and Mazda Motor Corporation. Toyota and Madza ended a five-month national competition over their site selection for the joint venture at a news conference today in Montgomery. Toyota President Akio Toyoda and Madza President and CEO Masamichi Kogai joined Governor Kay Ivey, [ more ]
Read MoreMLK Parade – Road Closures
January 10, 2018
The annual MLK Parade will be held on January 13th, 2018. Road closures for the parade will last approximately from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm. Please take note of road closures along the path of the parade and look for pedestrian traffic if you’re in this area. The parade will take the following route: Right out of Lot K onto Clinton Street (across from post office). Right on Woodson Street Right on [ more ]
Read MoreCold Weather Trash Collection Days
January 4, 2018
Extreme cold temperatures are causing additional delays in this week’s holiday schedule for trash and garbage collection. Public Works hopes to be caught up by Friday, but cans not emptied during regularly scheduled routes, or Christmas trees and garbage not picked up, should be left curbside until workers arrive.
Read MoreAnimal Shelter Celebrates the Year of the Dog with $10 Adoption Special
January 2, 2018
Huntsville Animal Services is celebrating the Chinese zodiac Year of the Dog for the month of January by offering a special dog adoption rate of $10. The Chinese Horoscope predicts this year of the ‘Earth Dog’ is going to be a good one. You can help make that prophecy come true by taking part and adopting a shelter canine. If you were born in one of these years – 1934, 1946, [ more ]
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