The Mobile City Council held over a Hank Aaron Stadium lighting contract and approved noise ordinance changes and public safety funding in a busy session.
Tag: public safety funding
Baldwin County
Bon Secour Fire/Rescue Department Receives $21,400 in Donated Equipment
The Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation donated more than $21,400 in firefighting equipment to the Bon Secour Fire/Rescue Department in Baldwin County.
Mobile County
Mobile County Approves $5 Million for New Trucks, Patrol Cars and Ambulances
The Mobile County Commission approved $5 million in capital equipment purchases covering road department trucks, sheriff’s vehicles and EMS ambulances.
Local News
One Vote Short: Mobile’s Sales Tax Standoff Hardens Into Political Chicken
With an $18.5 million deficit and a five-vote requirement, Mayor Sam Jones fell a single council vote short of a one-cent sales tax increase, leaving three members holding extraordinary leverage.
Local News
Tea Party Leader Says Mobile’s Budget Hole Began at City Hall, Not at the Cash Register
A Mobile tea party organizer argued the city’s $18.5 million shortfall was the product of optimistic budget assumptions, and urged the council to exhaust cost cuts and asset sales before raising the sales tax.