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Gadsden advances bond projects, athletic center and water plant as growth accelerates

Office of the Mayor, Gadsden City · October 30, 2025
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Summary

Gadsden Mayor Craig Ford said the city’s bond program is nearing completion and projects drawn from the Grow master plan are moving into architectural and engineering stages, while the water board’s reverse osmosis plant and the Gadsden Athletic Center prepare for construction.

Gadsden Mayor Craig Ford said the city’s bond program is nearing completion and the projects identified in the Grow master plan are moving into architectural and engineering work, while major infrastructure projects and housing efforts continue alongside rapid growth.

“"The bond has almost been completed. Probably some fewer signing some more documents and everything, but the projects have been identified,"" Ford said, describing the projects as coming from the Grow master plan and already in architectural and engineering services.

Why it matters: The mayor framed the bond as funding a multi-topic set of capital projects that officials say respond to recent…

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