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The Birmingham Police Department will host a virtual seminar on sexual assault on Wednesday, May 19 from 6 to 7 p.m. on the department’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/bhampolice.
BPD will host a book drive for students in kindergarten through 12th grade, May 24-31. Officers will accept new and slightly used books at BPD headquarters from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. See flyer for more info.
Learn how to become a vendor for the World Games 2022 by joining a 1:30 p.m. webinar on Monday, May 24. To register, visit: bit.ly/TWG22Part1 .
A restored vintage Greyhound bus will be at the downtown Birmingham Public Library on Wednesday, May 19 as part of the 60th Anniversary of the Freedom Rides commemoration. The bus, which is part of the Freedom Rides Museum collection, will be open to the public at 3 p.m. Two, local Freedom Riders will speak during a program that will start at 5 p.m. The 1961 Freedom Rides were public bus trips undertaken by racially-integrated groups through the Deep South to test the enforcement of a new court order prohibiting segregation in interstate bus terminals. See attached press release and flyer.
BPD will host a promotions and graduation ceremony today, May 14, at 10 a.m. at Boutwell Auditorium. Congrats!
The next countywide paper shredding and electronics drop-off event will be Saturday, May 15 at the Center Point Satellite Courthouse from 9 to 11:30 a.m. For more info, please go here and here. Questions? Call 205-325-8741.
If you missed Wednesday’s live WebEx update on the federal stimulus money the city is slated to receive, you may catch a replay on YouTube at https://youtu.be/rM8uid0Yb34.
The Birmingham Legion soccer team will play Memphis at Legion Field on Saturday, May 15 at 3:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 at www.bhmlegion.com.
Birmingham renters unable to pay rent or utilities bills due financial hardships caused by COVID-19, may be eligible to apply for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program. Please visit www.birminghamal.gov/renthelp to access the link to start the application process. A call center is available at 1-844-287-1250.
60th Anniversary Freedom Rides Event on May 19, 2021
Birmingham City Council votes to extend citywide mask ordinance until May 24th
Birmingham City Council votes to extend citywide mask ordinance until May 24th
PRESS RELEASE Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Contact: Kim Garner
Email: kimberly.garner@birminghamal.gov
On Tuesday, the Birmingham City Council voted to implement a citywide mask ordinance. The statewide mask order that has been in place since July of 2020 will expire on Friday, April 9th.
The City's ordinance is similar to the ordinance passed by the body last year in the early months of the pandemic. The ordinance will remain in effect until 11:59pm on May 24th; however, the ordinance can be evaluated prior to May 18th as needed to determine if changed conditions warrant it's amendment or repeal.
Health experts warn that another wave of infections is possible as case numbers continue to rise in states across the country. In Jefferson County, the number of new daily cases has plateaued at roughly 70 cases a day for the last several weeks.
President Parker urges residents to remain diligent as vaccination efforts continue to outpace new cases in Jefferson County.
“This has been a tough year for all of us and I know wearing a mask in public has become tiresome, but now is not the time to relax our efforts,” Parker said. “The science is clear: wearing masks and social distancing works in preventing the spread of this virus.”
Here is a copy of the ordinance: https://www.dropbox.com/s/otpkrmzwzfnd7t4/ap06oca28jb%20-%20Mask%20Ordinance%202021%20-%20final.docx?dl=0
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Covid-19 Vaccine Registration
Vaccine Registration
There is a new, online registration method for Jefferson County residents to be notified when they are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. To sign up for notification, go here. Currently, Jefferson County is vaccinating frontline healthcare workers, emergency first responders, and anyone over 75 and in other categories of essential workers. The online form is used to inform the Jefferson County Department of Health of one’s intent to take the vaccine once it becomes available for a person, based on the ADPH allocation plan.
Text 888-777 with the message INFOJEFFCO to sign up for COVID-19 vaccine text message updates. You can also call JCDH's hotline at 205-858-2221 for vaccine questions.
View the January, February, And March 2021 Trash and Brush Pickup Schedules
Update on Birmingham Neighborhood Association Elections
Information on the New City Haul Pilot Project
Why is there so much trash in Birmingham?
Garbage is put out nearly every day on the street for pick-up. Recycling gets put out every Wednesday. There are no standard cans or carts for household trash nor recycling. That means weather and animals contribute to bags of trash being ripped and scattered throughout our neighborhoods.
The solution?
Fewer days for garbage to be on the street plus carts to secure the trash will lead to a cleaner Birmingham.
The city has been working to make the waste management system more effective, efficient and sustainable for residents.
Through City Haul Pilot Project, the city will provide one 96-gallon household trash cart and one 64-gallon recycling cart to more than 2,400 residences in a pilot service area for a six-month program.
A once-a-week pick-up schedule will put all household garbage and recycling in carts in order to reduce the amount of time trash is left on roadways. This change will help reduce the risk of animals or adverse weather scattering trash in your neighborhood.
At the end of the six-month pilot project, the city will review data – including performance and customer feedback – to determine the next steps for waste management service in Birmingham.