Council Member Jennie Robinson
Jennie Robinson was elected to serve on the Huntsville City Council in 2014 after serving three terms on the Board of Education for Huntsville City Schools. She was re-elected to serve a second term on the Council in 2018 and was twice elected to serve as Council President, most recently in fall 2020. She is only the second woman to serve in that role.
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Huntsville approves road resurfacing contracts for more than 60 streets
May 28, 2026
The City of Huntsville approved two contracts for roadwork projects in the second phase of the 2026 fiscal year resurfacing budget. Rogers Group was awarded the bid for residential street resurfacing for $4,985,450. Lambert Contracting LLC will handle concrete improvements and ADA upgrades under a contract worth $3,465,877. More than 60 residential streets are included in the second phase. The City has increased its resurfacing budget for 2026 by $500,000 to more than [more]
Read MoreHuntsville advances 5 roadway and greenway projects
May 14, 2026
The City of Huntsville is moving forward with multiple roadway and improvement projects to enhance connectivity, ease congestion and improve multimodal transportation options for residents. The approved projects include: A $134,984 design contract with 2 The Point for a Jackson Bend connector with Haysland Road. A $3,064,650 construction contract awarded to Rogers Group for 1.5 miles of a new three-lane curb-and-gutter roadway near County Line Road and Old Highway 20. A $3,951,000 construction contract [more]
Read MoreCity awards over $400,000 in grants to support vulnerable residents
May 5, 2026
The City of Huntsville has approved more than $400,000 in FY25 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding to support local nonprofit organizations dedicated to assisting individuals and families experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness. The funding, provided through the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), will help ensure critical services and housing stability for Huntsville’s most vulnerable residents. “These grants [more]
Read MoreCity of Huntsville offices to close for Good Friday
March 31, 2026
City of Huntsville municipal offices will close Friday, April 3, for Good Friday. This includes Animal Services and Municipal Court. Garbage collection will not be affected by the holiday and Huntsville Transit will operate on its normal schedule. City offices will reopen at 8 a.m. on Monday, April 6. Parks & Recreation: Get-A-Way Skate Park and Kids’ Space will be open during their usual hours. All other facilities will be closed. Public Safety: Essential [more]
Read MoreCouncil approves new licensing and zoning regulations to comply with Alabama’s new hemp law
March 26, 2026
The Huntsville City Council approved two action items enabling businesses to proceed with the sale of certain consumable hemp products, in accordance with Alabama’s new law. The City established zoning requirements for hemp sales and created a hemp business license category. Because stand-alone consumable hemp stores are a new retail category, the City will treat them similarly to package liquor stores when it comes to where they can locate. That means specialty [more]
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