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A bill that would make major changes to the composition of the Birmingham Water Works Board passed the House and Senate. The ...
The Alabama House of Representatives --- a statewide bill transitioning municipal water works boards of a certain size into ...
The Alabama House of Representatives on Thursday will consider a contentious bill that would take control of the Birmingham ...
Rep. Juandalynn Givan acknowledged there are problems but said those are in the process of being fixed by the current board.
The Alabama House of Representatives has passed SB330. This contentious bill overhauls the governance structure of the ...
A bill that would strip the state’s largest city of power over its local water board and give more control to the governor ...
The House will reconvene on Tuesday, May 6, at 1:00 PM, and the Senate will reconvene on the same day at 2:00 PM. Upon return, the legislature is expected to use two legislative working days. After ...
The Birmingham Water Works Board is holding a news conference Wednesday morning to oppose an Alabama bill restructuring the board. Under Senate Bill 330, sponsored ...
SB330 is an example of government overreach. It consolidates power over one of Birmingham's most important utilities.
The Birmingham City Council has expressed strong opposition to Senate Bill 330, which proposes converting larger cities' water utilities into ...
Five counties rely on the Birmingham Water Works Board, but over 40% of the utility's 770,000 customers are concentrated in the city of Birmingham, and 91% are in Jefferson County. The new system ...