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UPDATE: Birmingham Mayor declares emergency, plans tear-downs soon

May 23, 2012

Birmingham Mayor William Bell has declared an emergency regarding tearing down vacant homes after an arsonist started lighting abandoned buildings on fire.

Mayor: 8,000 Birmingham homes need demolition

May 22, 2012

Mayor William Bell says there are almost 8,000 abandoned homes in Birmingham that need to be demolished, which would cost the city around $21 million. ? ?

Mayor: 8,000 homes need to be demolished in Birmingham

May 22, 2012

Mayor William Bell says there are almost 8,000 abandoned homes in Birmingham that need to be demolished, a $21 million feat. ? ?

Birmingham Mayor declares emergency to tear down abandoned homes

May 22, 2012

Birmingham Mayor William Bell has declared an emergency regarding tearing down vacant homes after an arsonist started lighting abandoned buildings on fire.

Developer of Westin eyes former Regions headquarters for hotel in Birmingham

May 20, 2012

Atlanta-based National Ventures Group has approached Birmingham Mayor William Bell and city business leaders with a proposal to build a $30 million hotel catering to business travelers

5 percent merit pay increase in Mayor's proposed budget

May 16, 2012

Mayor William Bell has proposed reinstating a 5 percent merit pay increase for city employees in his upcoming operating budget. The current fiscal year ends June 30. The new, 2013 budget will take effect July 1.

Birmingham city department heads ordered to cease spending in final budget weeks

May 8, 2012

Mayor William Bell’s Chief of Staff Chuck Faush acknowledged calling the meeting but dismissed notions that it was an emergency, saying he routinely asks departments to cut costs.

Condoleezza Rice to co-chair Birmingham civil rights commemoration for 2013

May 7, 2012

“Condoleezza Rice is from Birmingham and epitomizes a person who has built on our civil rights past to reach great heights on an international scale,” Mayor William Bell said in a news release.

Birmingham parks board to discuss proposed shift in power

May 7, 2012

Birmingham Mayor William Bell and the city’s Park and Recreation Board could be headed toward a showdown over power and who the next director will call boss.

Bell talks Pratt City recovery

April 27, 2012

Birmingham Mayor William Bell talks about the recovery process in Pratt City one year after the April 27 th tornadoes.

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