Wednesday, January 16, 2013
The city also will need to find more revenue for its local and major street funds, according to the five-year financial forecast presented Saturday during Birmingham's long-range planning session.
In the next five years, Birmingham has a lot of projects in the pipeline. But if the city wants to pay for them, they're going to have to watch their wallet. That was the message from the accounting firm Plante Moran, which presented its five-year financial forecast for the city of Birmingham Saturday. Overall, Birmingham's finances aren't in bad shape though the city will have to address a shrinking fund balance, increases in water and sewer rates, as well as a projected deficit in the funds used to pay for road construction projects. "The financial forecast that has been presented this year is dramatically improved from what has been shown in past years," the report reads. "The city's willingness to conservatively forecast, and then to …
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Will your street or neighborhood be next? We take a look at the road construction projects lined up for this year, 2014 and beyond.
Is your street next on the list for Birmingham's road construction calendar? Saturday, City Engineer Paul O'Meara presented the Birmingham City Commisison with a list of proposed road construction projects for the next five years. Big projects in 2013 include ripping up Pierce and Merrill downtown while also replacing part of Derby Road in front of Derby Middle School. The presentation was part of the city's annual long-range planning session, during which comimssioners take an early look at upcoming projects and the state of the city's finances. Determining which streets need fixing first is a complicated process, O'Meara said, based on an algorithm that looks at both the length of a project and how many additional years of "surface life…
Friday, January 11, 2013
The Birmingham City Commission will hold its annual long-range planning session Saturday beginning at 9 a.m.
Birmingham will be looking ahead to what's in store for 2013 Saturday morning during the city's annual long-range planning session. During the session, beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday at City Hall, city commissioners will hear reports from the various city departments as they look ahead to the budget-making process. Interested in hearing what will be discussed. Here's the schedule of presentations and what they plan to discuss: 9-9:30 a.m.: Finance Department 9:30-10:30 a.m.: Engineering Department 10:30-11:30 a.m.: Planning Department 11:30-11:45 a.m.: Baldwin Public Library 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Birmingham Historic Museum and Park
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Friday, February 3, 2012
At the city's long-range planning meeting on Jan. 21, Fire Chief Mike Metz mentioned purchasing a new fire engine, reserve ambulance and various life-saving equipment.
The Birmingham City Commission held its annual long-range planning session Jan. 21, during which commissioners heard reports from various city departments on what happened in 2011 and what's in store for Birmingham in 2012. Birmingham Patch was there all day, but just in case you missed it, here are some of the highlights about the upcoming year in city government. At the Jan. 21 long-range planning session, Fire Chief Mike Metz presented a list of the Birmingham Fire Department’s projected purchases for the upcoming year, including buying a new power stretcher that could reduce firefighter injuries and replacing a 17-year-old EKG monitor. Metz also spoke of the department’s plans to eventually replace its 15-year-old reserve ambulance as …
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Birmingham Fire Department - Adams St. Station
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Thursday, February 2, 2012
City commissioners also discussed updates to the city's various master plans.
The Birmingham City Commission held its annual long-range planning session Jan. 21, during which commissioners heard reports from various city departments on what happened in 2011 and what's in store for Birmingham in 2012. Birmingham Patch was there all day, but just in case you missed it, here are some of the highlights about the upcoming year in city government. The Planning Department had more than an hour to itself during the City Commission's planning session Jan. 21, during which it outlined its proposed plans and some of city’s top priorities in 2012. These plans include: Complete Streets Assistant City Planner Sue Weckerie first touched on the Planning Department’s multimodal master plan, in which Birmingham streets are …
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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
City Clerk updated commissioners of Birmingham's plans to give commissioners tablet computers in 2012 to cut down on printing costs.
The Birmingham City Commission held its annual long-range planning session Jan. 21, during which commissioners heard reports from various city departments on what happened in 2011 and what's in store for Birmingham in 2012. Birmingham Patch was there all day, but just in case you missed it, here are some of the highlights about the upcoming year in city government. City Clerk Laura Broski gave the final presentation of at the city's Jan. 21 long-range planning session, updating city commissioners on the city's plans to go paperless as well as the ongoing grave reclamation process at Birmingham's city cemeteries. Broski said the city clerk's office is budgeting for a physical inventory of the all graves, investigating each with ground-…
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Also coming up for the Birmingham Historical Museum in 2012: a new structure to house the Hill school bell.
The Birmingham City Commission held its annual long-range planning session Jan. 21, during which commissioners heard reports from various city departments on what happened in 2011 and what's in store for Birmingham in 2012. Birmingham Patch was there all day, but just in case you missed it, here are some of the highlights about the upcoming year in city government. At the Jan. 21 long-range planning session, Leslie Pielack, director of the Birmingham Historical Museum, said the museum has several plans for the upcoming year, including: Pielack said the museum is excited about a new structure that will house the Hill school bell, which will be displayed in the outdoor courtyard between the Allen House and the John West Hunter House. On the…
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Birmingham Historical Museum and Park
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Monday, January 30, 2012
The Birmingham City Commission asked for more information on a proposed senior services millage during its annual long-range planning meeting Jan. 21.
The Birmingham City Commission held its annual long-range planning session Jan. 21, during which commissioners heard reports from various city departments on what happened in 2011 and what's in store for Birmingham in 2012. Birmingham Patch was there all day, but just in case you missed it, here are some of the highlights about the upcoming year in city government. New to the long-range planning session this year was the Birmingham Area Seniors Coordinating Council and Center (BASCC), which presented a proposal for a five-year senior services millage, for up to 0.5 mills, to be placed on the August 2012 primary ballot. The city would determine the final number of mills. BASCC coordinator and Director Renee Cortwright said revenues at BASCC…
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Friday, January 27, 2012
The Library Board is considering two plans that would completely rethink the library's footprint.
What kind of renovations are on the way for the Baldwin Public Library building? Library administrators presented two possible plans for renovating the library during the Birmingham City Commission's long-range planning session Saturday, and though the plans are far from fruition, the feedback from city leaders was positive. "I like how this is going, this is good," said Commissioner Stuart Sherman, who directed library administrators and the Baldwin Library Board to, among other things, solicit community feedback as they decide how to move forward. Library Director Doug Koschik noted that Saturday was a "starting point for conversation about the library building," and so far, there are two tentative plans on the table for Baldwin: one, a …
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Baldwin Public Library
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Thursday, January 26, 2012
For the next week and a half, Birmingham Patch will bring you a look at the city's plans from the City Commission's long-range planning session Saturday.
The Birmingham City Commission held its annual long-range planning session Saturday morning, during which commissioners heard reports from various city departments on what happened in 2011 and what's in store for Birmingham in 2012. Birmingham Patch was there all day, but just in case you missed it, here are some of the highlights about the upcoming year in city government. First on the docket Saturday morning was a better-than-expected five-year financial forecast from the Birmingham Finance Department. “The financial forecast that has been presented this year is dramatically improved from what has been shown in past year,” the report reads. “The City’s willingness to conservatively forecast, and then to respond, has enabled the City to …
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Arnold Hirsch
2:43 pm on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Before any new contractors are selected for the street projects, I suggest the company that did the reconstruction of Maple between Adams and Eton NOT be considered. The new concrete surfaces look fine but are anything but smooth. Arnold Hirsch 1255 Pierce more ›