Category: City Council
New grocery retailer, Food City, to build 6 stores in Huntsville
April 27, 2023
The Huntsville City Council has approved a development agreement to bring a new grocery retailer to the Huntsville market. Food City will invest $90 million to build six new stores and create 1,350 jobs over the next five years. In turn, the City of Huntsville will provide cost reimbursements up to $9 million (total for all six locations opened) in sales tax to offset a portion of the company’s infrastructure costs incurred for [ more ]
Read MoreMayor Battle names Shaundrika Edwards as Huntsville City Clerk
April 13, 2023
Mayor Tommy Battle announced the appointment of Shaundrika Edwards as Huntsville’s new City Clerk. City Council unanimously approved Edwards’ selection at its regular meeting April 13. As City Clerk, Edwards will manage the highest level of municipal affairs and serve as the municipality’s official record keeper and election manager. The Clerk’s office is responsible for records maintenance on rules, ordinances, policy resolutions, agendas and minutes for Council and other meetings. This [ more ]
Read MoreCity approves contract for residential street repaving
March 23, 2023
Funding to begin Phase 2 of Huntsville’s residential street repaving plan for this fiscal year has been approved by City Council. Wiregrass Construction Company won the $5.1 million contract to improve 51 neighborhood streets within the next 10 months. Mayor Tommy Battle’s 2022-2023 budget includes about $19.5 million for street improvements – the most money ever allocated for residential resurfacing. Phase 1 of the repaving plan resurfaced 108 residential streets. View the [ more ]
Read MoreCity of Huntsville to allocate nearly $364K in emergency funds for homeless
March 9, 2023
The City of Huntsville is allocating $364,000 to help area nonprofits provide services to people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. The Community Development Department will soon distribute FY 2022 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds from the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA). City Council approved eight resolutions for the grant funding at its regular meeting March 9. The following Huntsville agencies will receive funds: AshaKiran – $25,000 Crisis [ more ]
Read MoreGet a snapshot of Huntsville’s growth with 2022 Development Review
January 26, 2023
Huntsville’s annual compilation of construction and real estate data for 2022 is now live. Published by the City of Huntsville’s Long-Range Planning Division, the 2022 Huntsville Development Review is an in-depth snapshot of the City’s progress over the past year. The report, which features data obtained from City records and the North Alabama Multiple Listing Service (NALMLS), is especially useful for those considering buying or selling property, building new structures or moving [ more ]
Read MoreArts Huntsville celebrates arts community funding in State of the Arts program
January 20, 2023
Arts Huntsville, with support from the Pei Ling Charitable Trust, celebrated the arts by honoring the Huntsville Arts & Cultural Grant program recipients. Now in its 11th year, the 2023 Arts & Cultural Grant program presented grants to 21 regional arts organizations to support their community programming. The City of Huntsville awarded $280,000 in pass-through grant funding as part of the City’s FY23 budget, and eligible Huntsville-based nonprofit arts organizations completed [ more ]
Read MoreHuntsville municipal offices to close for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 11, 2023
City of Huntsville municipal offices will close Monday, Jan. 16, for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This includes Animal Services, Parks & Recreation, Public Transit and Municipal Court. Residential curbside collection will be delayed by one day the week of Jan. 16-20. Residents should leave carts at the curb until they are collected. Essential police and fire personnel will remain on duty throughout the holiday.
Read MoreCity of Huntsville recreation centers close early due to extreme temperatures
December 23, 2022
City of Huntsville recreation centers closed early today and will not reopen until Tuesday, Dec. 27. The City is assisting TVA and Huntsville Utilities in reducing high power demand during the extreme cold weather. Due to dangerously low temperatures forecast throughout the Tennessee Valley Authority service area and the expected high electric demand expected on their system, TVA has initiated voluntary curtailment across their entire system. The City encourages residents and business [ more ]
Read MoreMunicipal offices on two-hour delayed opening, Friday, Dec. 23
December 22, 2022
City of Huntsville municipal offices will open at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 23, due to the possibility of early morning icy road conditions. Orbit and Access paratransit service will operate on a normal schedule, from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Huntsville organizations are opening warming centers for those seeking shelter from severe cold temperatures. More information is available here. Citizens can sign up for emergency notifications via the City of Huntsville’s website or follow the [ more ]
Read MoreChristmas Cleanup: Holiday trash and tree recycling, Jan. 7
December 21, 2022
Wait! You don’t have to trash that live Christmas tree after the holidays. Operation Christmas Cleanup will recycle your “undressed” tree along with plain cardboard boxes, batteries and old electronics at no cost to you. This limited recycling collection event will take place Saturday, Jan. 7, from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. at two locations: John Hunt Park, 2315 Airport Road, and Madison City Schools Stadium, 211 Celtic Drive. Here’s what you [ more ]
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