Mayor· 2025-11-25 - 2029-11-01
Randall L. Woodfin
Birmingham
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Top issues during term (9)(General)
Magic City Classic city contract
Up to $2 million of city money for event goods and services.
Food access expansion via Community Care Development Network
Up to $345,130 from District 4 ARPA Special Projects Funds.
Data centers in Birmingham
Data center developers will likely face higher compliance and siting costs, while the city aims to reduce infrastructure and utility risks borne by residents.
Citywide Brownfield Assessment Program
Up to $424,000, funded through an EPA grant.
Critical Repair Program info sessions
$2.4 million in federal CDBG funds, no local tax impact.
Data center water usage
A pause could delay construction jobs and tax revenue from new data centers, but it may also shield residents and ratepayers from infrastructure and utility costs tied to rapid growth.
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Education and Visitor Center
Up to $250,000 in city funds under Amendment No. 772.
$2 million business development loan for Tower at Uptown
A $2 million city loan from the Birmingham Business Development Program.
city storytelling initiative
Taxpayers may cover some communications or marketing costs, but no budget is disclosed, so the price tag is unclear.
Decisions during term (10)
Recorded while Woodfin was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.