$72 Million allocated for Madison County Commission from federal government
$72 million in federal funds was just allocated to the Madison County Commission By Nolan Crane | May 18, 2021 at 9:28 PM CDT - Updated May 18 at 9:34 PM
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - How would you spend $72 million? That’s what members of the Madison County commission are currently debating.
The money is from the federal government as a result of the coronavirus relief bill.
The county will receive $36 million this year and $36 million next year. It sounds like a lot of money, but commissioners say there are also a lot of needs.
“We see growth throughout the county in Huntsville and unincorporated areas. We know we have travel problems and we need to address those with safer roads to cut down on travel times,” said Commissioner Craig Hill.
Digging into the Clift Farm development fee: where the money goes and for how long?
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Gentleman’s club near school in Madison County? Forget about it
Updated Dec 11, 2020;
The Madison County Commission unanimously said no today to a bar outside the Huntsville city limits in the fast-growing northwest side of the county. The unanimous vote against a license for the Uptowner lounge came after commissioners from the area objected and Sheriff Kevin Turner said his deputies are stretched thin now.
A Madison County commissioner said a group of investors had planned to open the bar modeled after a gentleman’s club they had opened in Birmingham where dancers are topless.
The bar would have been located just east of Research Park Boulevard near the Huntsville city limits and close to a fast-growing area of condominiums, apartments and retail shopping. “This is not a restaurant application,” County Attorney Jeff Rich said, “this is a true lounge application.”