Tuscaloosa Mayor Maddox, City Council Present Priorities to Local Legislative Delegation
February 2, 2016
City of Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox, along with the City Council, reviewed the City’s priorities for local Alabama legislative delegates.
Some include:
-Support for adequately funding the state general fund budget
-Securing ALDOT matching funds for Transforming Tuscaloosa County
-Support for Lake Tuscaloosa extra territorial zoning
-Giving city employees same protection as state employees
-Creating Alabama minimum wage legislation
-Requiring those who sale or lease property to provide occupancy restriction information
-Support for enterprise zones/tax incentives expansion
-Opposition to limits on gasoline taxes by municipalities
For a detailed list see the resolution passed by the City Council.