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Council members question $2 million transfer from unassigned fund for riverfront repairs
Summary
Council members debated using $2,000,000 from the city's unassigned fund balance for bulkhead and fender repairs along the riverfront, urging exploration of tourism-related revenue sources and whether the expense should have been budgeted. Administration described the work as urgent maintenance but did not record a final vote in the pre-meeting.
Council members pressed administration on Feb. 18 over a proposed $2,000,000 transfer from the unassigned fund balance to pay for bulkhead replacement and fender-system work along the Mobile Riverfront.
The transfer was described by administration as necessary maintenance "from Gulf Quest all the way down," but multiple council members said the expenditure should have been identified and budgeted in advance. One council member warned the…
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