Mobile’s city council cut more than $700,000 from its bus transit budget while boosting tourism funding, as the fiscal 2016 budget passed unanimously.
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A Sponsor at Last? Gulf Coast Classic Said to Be Near a $1.5 Million Deal
Reports circulated that the Gulf Coast Classic was nearing a three-year, $1.5 million title sponsorship, badly needed good news for an event that survived a bruising fight over Mobile city money.
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A $17,223 Printing Bill Draws Scrutiny in the Gulf Coast Classic Audit
An audit of the Gulf Coast Classic listed $17,223 in printing costs, far more than the Senior Bowl or BayFest spent. Organizers said the figure covered far more than tickets.
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Line by Line, Copeland Picked Apart the Gulf Coast Classic’s $188,000 Deficit
The council president questioned the promotion budget, the ticket printing, the mayor’s luncheon and a step show with no revenue, and disputed the attendance count for a football game the city helped pay for.
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Political Notebook: A Redneck Woman for BayFest and a New Fire Chief for Bayou La Batre
Country star Gretchen Wilson was headed to BayFest, a longtime Mobile firefighter was poised to lead Bayou La Batre’s department, and a former sheriff was at work on a book.