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Council discussion centers on weed abatement, private lots and tree-removal authority amid heavy rains
Summary
Following a wet spring, the mayor and council debated the limits of city authority, contractor capacity and resident responsibilities for overgrown private lots and fallen trees. The city reported recent cuts and cited code section authorizing removal of hazardous trees.
Mayor Randall L. Woodfin and council members spent significant time on June 24 discussing weed abatement, private-lot mowing, fallen trees and the limits of city authority after an unusually wet period.
The mayor said May and June rainfall in Birmingham had been well above normal — “in the last 55 days, it’s rained 36” — and that rain had contributed to faster grass growth and a backlog in mowing. He told the council that the city and contracted crews cut 400 acres and serviced 645 blocks in a seven-day window in June and collected 1,582 bags of litter in the same period. The mayor said the city had contracted out more than $2,000,000 in private-lot mowing this fiscal year and that the FY2025 budget…
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