Jennie Robinson Council President

District 3

Prior to her election to the Huntsville City Council in 2014, Dr. Jennie Robinson served three terms on the Huntsville City Schools Board of Education. Before being elected to the School Board in 2002, Dr. Robinson served five times as a PTA president in Huntsville schools. She has also served on the Executive Committee of the Alabama Association of School Boards (AASB) and chaired the State Legislative Committee for AASB.

Dr. Robinson received her Doctor of Philosophy and Master’s Degree in Consumer Behavior from Purdue University, and she owns a management consulting firm specializing in strategic planning and leadership development for corporations and non-profits. Full Bio >

Council President Jennie Robinson

Mayor Battle Introduces FY 2018 Budget to City Council

September 14, 2017

Mayor Tommy Battle presented the City’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2018 to the City Council at tonight’s regularly scheduled meeting. The Mayor proposed a balanced $400.6 million budget, which includes $197.6 million in general fund operations and $157.6 million in capital projects. The general fund, or operating budget, represents [more]

District 3 Fiber Installation Update

August 28, 2017

District 3 includes most (if not all) of what Huntsville Utilities calls the ‘Farley Fiber Hut District.’ It is the most dense of the six hut districts in terms of addresses. The utility company says the “make ready” work for fiber installation is well under way and [more]

City Council – Meeting Highlights from August 10, 2017

August 11, 2017

City Council voted unanimously to rename the site of the former Grissom High School property on Bailey Cove Road as the Sandra Moon Community Complex. Moon, one of the Council’s most popular and highly regarded members during her tenure, served as District 3 Council Member [more]

Public Meeting for Downtown Bike/Pedestrian Plan

July 31, 2017

Urban planners will host a public meeting on Aug. 2 to review implementation plans for bike and pedestrian improvements in the City’s core as recommended in the Downtown Master Plan Update. Residents are invited to join us as we review the bike plan for Downtown, and [more]