City Council
CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
City Council Regular Meetings are held in the 1st floor Chambers of the Municipal Building on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m.
View the Agendas HERE. Watch the meetings live via HuntsvilleAL.gov/HSVTV.
Huntsville extends contract to develop MPO bike plan
May 8, 2025
Work continues on developing a bicycling plan for the Huntsville area as the City extended its contract with Alta Planning + Design. The extension restates the end date as Sept. 30, 2025. The City and Alta have worked together since December 2023 on constructing an enhanced bicycling plan for the Huntsville area as part of the Huntsville Metropolitan Planning Organization. The project collected extensive input from bicycling enthusiasts last year through public ...
Read MoreTraffic engineers seek safety and consistency in speed limit changes
May 8, 2025
A section of Balch Road, between Balch Road/US Hwy. 72 to Capshaw Road, dropped from 45 to 40 miles per hour (MPH). This matches the speed limit along other sections of Balch Road under Madison County jurisdiction. At the East-End of I-565 where the road continues as US Hwy. 72, the City requested the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) adjust the speed limit to 55 MPH along the controlled access road ...
Read MoreHuntsville moves to protect established residential neighborhoods
April 24, 2025
The City of Huntsville has changed the zoning in certain neighborhoods from Resident 2A (R2A) to Residence 2 (R2) to help protect these long-established, single-family neighborhoods. This change means new multi-family housing (like apartments) can no longer be built in these designated areas that are already fully developed with single-family homes. “We’ve seen more attempts to turn traditional neighborhoods into multi-family housing,” said Thomas Nunez, Huntsville’s Manager of Planning Services. “That kind ...
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