Category: Mayor Tommy Battle
Arts 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 MoreMastin Lake overpass project moving forward after new agreements
January 12, 2023
Efforts to build a new overpass on North Memorial Parkway are gaining traction after the approval of agreements between the City and Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT). Part of Mayor Tommy Battle’s Restore Our Roads initiative, the project consists of a new overpass at Mastin Lake Road and more than 1.7 miles of improvements along North Parkway to Winchester Road. The agreements, approved at Thursday’s City Council meeting, include the installation, operation [ 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 MoreHuntsville municipal offices closed Dec. 26 for Christmas
December 21, 2022
The City of Huntsville’s municipal offices will close Monday, Dec. 26, for the Christmas holiday. Offices will reopen at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27. The closure will affect the following City services: Garbage Collection: Residential collection will be delayed one day the week of Dec. 26-30. Residents should leave carts at the curb until they are collected. Public Transit: Orbit fixed-route and Access paratransit services will end at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24. There will be [ more ]
Read MoreHuntsville organizations to open warming centers this week
December 19, 2022
With temperatures expected to drop significantly tonight, Dec. 22, the City of Huntsville is supporting local partners in opening warming centers for the community. The National Weather Service reports dangerously cold temperatures will occur tonight and the evening of Friday, Dec. 23, as an Arctic air mass moves into the area. Temperatures will remain below freezing for 86 hours total, and a wind chill warning is in effect from midnight Friday [ more ]
Read MoreState of the City: Mayor Battle highlights building for the future in annual address
November 29, 2022
After a year of national accolades and historic growth, Mayor Tommy Battle outlined Huntsville’s forward-looking approach Tuesday during his annual State of the City address at the Von Braun Center. It was Mayor Battle’s 14th address since being elected in 2008. The sold-out gathering was hosted by the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber and is the group’s largest annual event. The theme of Mayor Battle’s address was Quality of Life Infrastructure. He explained that [ more ]
Read MoreJoin City of Huntsville, Land Trust of North Alabama for greenway public input sessions
November 22, 2022
Want to weigh in on the future of Huntsville’s greenway network? Then mark your calendar for the City of Huntsville and Land Trust of North Alabama’s public input meetings Nov. 28-30. The Land Trust and City’s Planning Department will hold a series of evening forums to engage the public on the Greenway Master Plan. The goal of the open-house events is to review past progress and plan the next five years [ more ]
Read MoreHuntsville municipal offices closed Nov. 24-25 for Thanksgiving
November 22, 2022
The City of Huntsville’s municipal offices will be closed Nov. 24-25 for the Thanksgiving holiday. The following services will be affected: Garbage Collection: Thursday’s residential curbside collection will be picked up on Friday, Nov. 25. Residents should leave cans at the curb until they are collected. Public Transit: There will be no Orbit fixed-route or Access paratransit service Nov. 24. Service will resume Nov. 25. Parks & Recreation: Recreation centers and facilities will be closed Nov. [ more ]
Read MoreIt’s a ‘cat’-astrophe! Feline population at Huntsville shelter hits peak
November 17, 2022
Huntsville Animal Services has too many cats and is taking measures to curb the flow of felines into the shelter. The shelter has temporarily stopped accepting cats and kittens, dropped adoption fees for adult cats and reduced the cost to adopt kittens through Monday, Dec. 5. Animal Services has been overcrowded with cats and kittens since June, and the effects of long-term shelter life can be seen in the eyes of the [ more ]
Read MoreMayor Tommy Battle appoints three new City department heads
November 15, 2022
Mayor Tommy Battle is appointing three new department heads to his administrative team for the City’s police, traffic engineering and cemetery departments. Each appointee has been working in their respective role in an interim capacity and will officially become directors of their departments pending Council approval, which is now scheduled for the Dec. 1 regular council meeting. Mayor Battle’s appointments include: Kirk Giles – Chief of Huntsville Police Department Nicholas Nene – Director of [ more ]
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