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Mobile council shakeup continues ahead of municipal election
Updated May 18, 2021;
Posted May 18, 2021
Mobile City Council members Bess Rich, second from left, and Fred Richardson, second from right, gesture during discussions of a proposed ordinance on city services in Mobile s police jurisdiction. Rich and Richardson will not be returning the council after the August 24, 2021, municipal election. (Lawrence Specker | LSpecker@AL.com)Lawrence Specker | LSpecker@AL.com
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The Mobile City Council will have a new look after the August city elections after a third longtime council member announced plans not to seek re-election.
Councilwoman Bess Rich, who was first elected to the District 6 seat in 1993 representing a section of west Mobile, announced at the end of Tuesday’s council meeting that she will not seek another four-year term in office. She served as the District 6 representative from 1993 to 2001 before unsuccessfully running for mayor in 2001. She return
Biden Administration backs Amtrak’s return to Gulf Coast AL.com 5 days ago John Sharp, al.com
The Biden Administration is officially tossing its support behind Amtrak’s return to the Gulf Coast.
The confirmation came in a letter from John Putnam, acting general counsel with the U.S. Department of Transportation to the U.S. Surface Transportation Board, charged with ruling whether Amtrak can restart a twice-daily service between Mobile and New Orleans. The service also calls for four stops in Mississippi – Pascagoula, Biloxi, Gulfport and Bay St. Louis.
Putnam, within a three-page letter submitted on Monday, urges the STB to “act expeditiously on Amtrak’s application” to restore the service to the Gulf Coast that was interrupted by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Mobile City Council returns to in-person meetings with audience
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Today 3:17 PM
The Mobile City Council gathered Tuesday for its first in-person meetings in months. From left: Councilman John Williams; Council President Levon Manzie (seated); councilmen C.J. Small, Fred Richardson and Joel Daves; City Clerk Lisa Lambert; City Attorney Richardo Woods; Councilwoman Bess Rich; and Mayor Sandy Stimpson. (Councilwoman Gina Gregory, not shown, also was on hand.)Lawrence Specker | LSpecker@AL.com
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The hopes, fears and doubts about “getting back to normal” after COVID-19 have loaded the concept with a lot of concerns, but the Mobile City Council made it seem perfectly routine Tuesday as it held its first in-person meeting in months.