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Gadsden mayor says paving crew accelerating work; South Sixth and Elks Lodge parking lot nearing completion
Summary
Mayor Craig Ford said the city paving crew is completing South Sixth Street and the Elks Lodge parking lot, will next work in the Carver community and then move to North Gadsden, Alabama City and Walnut Park, and that the city is contracting additional paving.
Mayor Craig Ford said the city’s paving crew is completing several local road projects and that Gadsden is contracting additional paving work.
In a recorded Mayor’s Minute, Ford said crews were wrapping up work on South Sixth Street and the Elks Lodge parking lot and would move next to Valley Street in the Carver community. "They're wrapping up South Sixth Street this week and the Elks Lodge parking lot," he said.
Ford said the crew would then proceed to North Gadsden, Alabama City and the Walnut Park area. He described South Sixth Street as “a much needed project” and said the administration is paving roads "three times as fast as what has been done in the past" while still contracting out additional work.
The mayor credited the paving crew with improving efficiency but did not provide a detailed schedule, contractor names, or specific budgets for the projects in the recorded remarks. He framed the work as fulfillment of a commitment made by the previous administration to pave the Elks Lodge parking lot.
No formal council action, contract award, or budget vote was announced in the Mayor’s Minute. The statements represent the mayor’s update on operational progress rather than an adopted ordinance or binding agreement.
