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Mayor Woodfin details implementation of crime-commission recommendations, urges residents to report illegal dumping
Summary
Mayor Randall L. Woodfin told the Birmingham City Council that the Independent Crime Commission—ound 82 recommendations and that about half are in planning or active stages; he described steps on police recruitment, violence-intervention programs and demolition of blighted structures, and urged residents to record illegal dumping for enforcement.
Mayor Randall L. Woodfin told the Birmingham City Council on Feb. 11 that the city is moving to implement recommendations from the Independent Crime Commission report and described steps already under way on police staffing, community violence intervention and enforcement against illegal dumping.
Woodfin said the commission made 82 recommendations and that "about 53% of those recommendations are actively being worked on," with roughly 40 to 42 items in planning, prelaunch or progress stages. He told council members the city will deliver monthly status reports and post updates to the city website.
Why it matters: the commission's report outlines changes aimed at reducing homicides and gun violence in Birmingham. Council members pressed the mayor about state-level court backlogs the city cannot directly fix; Woodfin said progress depends in part on cooperation from judges and the state.
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