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Mobile City Council approves emergency expenditure to fix pothole

July 14, 2010

The Mobile City Council approved an emergency expenditure Tuesday to repair a west Mobile sinkhole large enough to swallow a car. View full size (Press-Register/Mike Kittrell) The Mobile City Council (seen here in April) approved an emergency expenditure Tuesday to fix a pothole large enough to swallow…

Controversial apartment complex approved by Mobile City Council

June 23, 2010

A proposed 183-unit apartment complex in west Mobile, once hotly opposed by politically connected neighbors, was approved by the City Council on Tuesday, but its developers may be forced to overhaul a section of a nearby street before they can start moving in…

Mobile City Council rejects street paving strategy

June 20, 2010

MOBILE, Ala. — Fresh out of a budget crisis that resulted in a temporary 1-cent sales-tax increase, Mobile City Council members this month rejected a new street-paving strategy that would have, according to the city engineer, saved taxpayer dollars. View full …

Mobile City Council approves 1 cent sales tax hike

May 4, 2010

MOBILE, Ala. — The Mobile City Council on Tuesday approved a 1 cent sales tax increase this morning by a vote of 5-2. MOBILE, Ala. — The Mobile City Council on Tuesday approved a 1 cent sales tax increase this morning by a vote of 5-2. City Council members Fred Richardson , William Carroll , …

Mobile City Council approves 1 cent sales tax hike

May 4, 2010

MOBILE, Ala. — The Mobile City Council on Tuesday approved a 1 cent sales tax increase this morning by a vote of 5-2. MOBILE, Ala. — The Mobile City Council on Tuesday approved a 1 cent sales tax increase this morning by a vote of 5-2. City Council members Fred Richardson , William Carroll , Jermaine …

Mobile Mardi Gras groups may have to pay for police protection

May 4, 2010

Sonny Davis, of the Mobile Mardi Gras Parading Association, said he didn't think any parading groups would be able to pay the new fees. View full size (Press-Register/Victor Calhoun) A Conde Cavalier masker gives out goodies during the parade on Saturday, January 20, 2010. The Mobile Police Department…

Mobile Mardi Gras groups may have to pay for police protection

May 4, 2010

Sonny Davis, of the Mobile Mardi Gras Parading Association, said he didn't think any parading groups would be able to pay the new fees. View full size (Press-Register/Victor Calhoun) A Conde Cavalier masker gives out goodies during the parade on Saturday…

Mobile City Council members aim to change Personnel Board rules

April 30, 2010

MOBILE, Ala. — Bypassing the mayor's office, which they say has been slow to act, a pair of Mobile City Council members are proposing changes to Mobile County Personnel Board's rules that would allow for employee furloughs and shorter workweeks. View full …

Mobile a house on fire, says Mayor Sam Jones

April 29, 2010

Jones never said so outright, but the fire in his metaphor was clearly a reference to the city's $4.9 million projected budget deficit. and Rhoda Pickett View full size (Press-Register/Mike Kittrell) Mayor Sam Jones is pictured during the annual State …

For Mobile City Council, sales tax better than garbage fee in budget struggle

April 26, 2010

The reason may come down to simple math: At $17.53 a month, a garbage fee would hit lower-income Mobilians much harder than a 1 percent sales levy. View full size (Press-Register file/Bill Starling) A garbage fee is one of a …

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