Mayor’s Office
Mayor’s Tree Planting Day returns Nov. 1
October 21, 2025
Mayor Tommy Battle and Huntsville’s Green Team will host the Mayor’s Tree Planting Day at Brahan Spring Park on Saturday, Nov. 1, from 9 a.m. to noon. The annual planting event brings together community volunteers who want to help grow Huntsville’s tree canopy – one of the City’s most important natural resources. Green Team will prepare hundreds of tree planting sites and provide all the tools and supplies needed. Volunteers may drop [more]
Read MoreGlaukos breaks ground on new research and manufacturing campus
September 25, 2025
Mayor Tommy Battle joined community and industry leaders to celebrate the groundbreaking of Glaukos Corporation’s research and manufacturing campus in Cummings Research Park. Glaukos is a global ophthalmic pharmaceutical and medical technology company focused on novel therapies for the treatment of glaucoma, corneal disorders and retinal diseases. “For decades, Huntsville has worked to build an environment where science, technology and advanced manufacturing thrive together in a community that knows how to [more]
Read MoreCity approves $4.73 million in support of redevelopment of Huntsville’s Summit into Meridian Commons
September 11, 2025
The City of Huntsville is moving forward with support for the $22 million redevelopment of Huntsville Summit Apartments into Meridian Commons, a modern senior housing community. Community Development will contribute $4.73 million in federal Emergency Rental Assistance 2 (ERA2) funds toward the effort. The project will leverage more than $17 million in additional investment to create 100 affordable rental units for low-income seniors and disabled residents. Located at 111 Walker Avenue NE, [more]
Read MoreCity of Huntsville moving forward on Holmes Avenue multimodal safety enhancements
September 11, 2025
The City is moving forward on extensive improvements and safety enhancements along a 3.25-mile stretch of Holmes Avenue between downtown and the University of Alabama in Huntsville campus. The City Council approved Mayor Tommy Battle to sign the grant agreement with the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) for the Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant. The City won a competitive $21.6 million USDOT grant last year to create a multimodal transportation [more]
Read MoreMayor Tommy Battle introduces budget for 2026 fiscal year
September 10, 2025
Mayor Tommy Battle introduced the City’s proposed 2026 fiscal year budget to City Council at the Thursday, Sept. 11 meeting, prioritizing quality of life amenities while providing more money for road construction and maintenance and additional public safety personnel. The Mayor proposed operating budget is $343,723,103, which includes $30,417,499 for 60 outside agencies and rolls forward $7,854,424 in savings from the 2025 fiscal year budget. “This budget reflects the growth of the [more]
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