Category: District 5

City Council – Meeting Highlights from September 28, 2017

September 29, 2017

FY 2018 Budget The Huntsville City Council approved municipal budgets for the 2018 fiscal year at their regularly scheduled meeting Thursday night. Council voted 5-0 to adopt a $400.6 million budget, which includes $197.6 million in general fund operations and $157.6 million in capital projects. The general fund, or operating budget, represents a modest $600,000 increase over 2017 and provides level funding for most municipal departments and outside agencies. About 74 percent of the general fund [ more ]

Public input requested on downtown urban park trail

September 26, 2017

The City of Huntsville is working on plans for a new urban trail (greenway) in the downtown area and is looking for public input. The Pedestrian Access and Redevelopment Corridor (PARC) will be a 1.5-mile pedestrian/bike trail, adjacent to the Pinhook Creek and Spring Branch, from north of Holmes Avenue to south of Memorial Parkway. The PARC trail is a public use plan, and the City is seeking feedback from as many stakeholders as [ more ]

Mayor Battle Introduces FY 2018 Budget to City Council

September 14, 2017

Mayor Tommy Battle presented the City’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2018 to the City Council at tonight’s regularly scheduled meeting. The Mayor proposed a balanced $400.6 million budget, which includes $197.6 million in general fund operations and $157.6 million in capital projects. The general fund, or operating budget, represents a modest $600,000 increase over 2017 and provides level funding for most municipal departments and outside agencies. About 74 percent of the general fund goes toward [ more ]

City Council – Meeting Highlights from August 10, 2017

August 11, 2017

City Council voted unanimously to rename the site of the former Grissom High School property on Bailey Cove Road as the Sandra Moon Community Complex. Moon, one of the Council’s most popular and highly regarded members during her tenure, served as District 3 Council Member from 1998 to 2010. The South Huntsville Library complex was one of her goals but she did not live to see her dream fulfilled. Moon [ more ]

Public Meeting for Downtown Bike/Pedestrian Plan

July 31, 2017

Urban planners will host a public meeting on Aug. 2 to review implementation plans for bike and pedestrian improvements in the City’s core as recommended in the Downtown Master Plan Update. Residents are invited to join us as we review the bike plan for Downtown, and discuss near-term projects, like the Spragins Connector (from the Veteran’s Memorial to Big Spring Park). BIG Picture planners will review best practices and designs from other [ more ]

City Council – Highlights from the July 13, 2017 Meeting

July 14, 2017

Economic Development Council voted 5-0 to approve an increase in the lodging tax to support a new $42 million renovation and expansion of the Von Braun Center. The amendment to the ordinance would increase the lodging tax by 2% and add a $1 charge per room per night to visitors staying in Huntsville hotels. Proponents of the amendment say the City’s lodging tax is still below competing cities. Council passed a resolution [ more ]

City Council – Highlights from the June 8, 2017 meeting

June 9, 2017

Military honored The new bridge on Old Madison Pike near Indian Creek Greenway, between Jan Davis and Slaughter Roads will be named the “Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge,” thanks to unanimous approval of the City Council. Advocates for the naming of the bridge to honor Korean War veterans were presented with a replica sign depicting what will be placed on the bridge. Holmes Avenue Corridor The City of Huntsville’s Planning Department is proposing [ more ]

Determining the Future of the Municipal Golf Course

June 2, 2017

The City Council expects to make a decision on the future of the Becky Peirce Municipal Golf Course later this month. Council Members had their first look at two options for the course during a work session June 1. City Administrator John Hamilton provided Council with an overview of the history of the property at John Hunt Park and the installation of the course before proceeding with the City’s findings on two [ more ]

City Council – Highlights from the May 25, 2017 Meeting

May 25, 2017

Restore Our Roads Council approved $778,133.14 to purchase the final piece of right-of-way for a new access road from Highway 72 East to Moores Mill Road industrial area to aid large truck deliveries. Infrastructure Reed Contracting was the low bidder on a $3,039,406.42 public infrastructure annual maintenance contract. Reed will provide infrastructure repairs as needed throughout the City limits. Board Appointments Drew Tutt – appointed to the Industrial Development Board of the City of Huntsville [ more ]

City Council – Highlights from the May 11, 2017 Meeting

May 12, 2017

Public Safety Council voted to approve a $374,850 architectural services contract with William M. Boehme & Associates to design and oversee construction of a new Public Safety Training Facility to be located on about 18 acres of land at the southern end of Triana Boulevard. General Services Director Jeff Easter expects the design process to take about a year. When complete, the project will be bid and construction should take about [ more ]