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Water Works Board member George Munchus is a lone dissenting voice on the panel and one of the few to ask questions before board votes., generating anger from chairwoman Tereshia Huffman.
As the Alabama Legislature considers a complete overhaul of the Birmingham Water Works Board, the Birmingham City Council is mulling its own legislation to meet state lawmakers halfway. For the second week in a row, the council on Tuesday postponed action on an ordinance that would place addition
The bill would remove the nine current board members and set up a new seven-member board.
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A new bill that would dramatically overhaul the current board was passed by a House Committee on April 12, in a 6-5 vote.
Sens. Rodger Smitherman and Lance Bell spoke about their concerns about the plan to give the Birmingham mayor and the governor control of the board's membership.