Gadsden City Council adopts bridge agreement, 911 transition bonus, liquor license and REPT renewal

The Gadsden City Council on Oct. 21 adopted a package of resolutions and agreements that includes a $3,493,600 preliminary engineering and construction agreement with the Alabama Department of Transportation for a Hickory Street bridge replacement and a city share of $2,001,600; a transition bonus for dispatch staff leaving Gadsden 911 to join the Etowah County Communications District 911; acceptance of a $3,000 traffic-control grant from the East Central Alabama Highway Safety Office; approval of an alcoholic beverage license for Half Throttle LLC (doing business as The Shack Bar and Grill) at 3639 South Eleventh Street in District 6; and renewal of the city's agreement with the REPT citizen-engagement platform, including a new AI chat feature, at $12,000 per year.

Why it matters: the bridge agreement targets a long-running infrastructure need in South Gadsden; the dispatch transition affects the city's 911 operations and staffing; the grant provides a small traffic-control allocation; the liquor license…