Government
Notice of Public Outreach Meeting for Project CMAQ-3715 ( ) Pedestrian Bridge over SR-150 Between Berkley Avenue and Clarendon Avenue at the following City Council Meetings:
October 1, 2019 7:00pm
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Government
Notice of Public Outreach Meeting for Project CMAQ-3715 ( ) Pedestrian Bridge over SR-150 Between Berkley Avenue and Clarendon Avenue at the following City Council Meetings:
September 17, 2019 10:00am
Arts & Entertainment, City Life, Economic Development, Government
The city of Bessemer has approved its 2020 Transportation Plan.
The plan was adopted by the Bessemer City Council on Tuesday, August 20. It was prepared by STRADA Professional Services and the EEFS Company, P.C.
The plan addresses road projects city leaders deem as important to economic growth and safety and that are eligible for state funding.
The Alabama Rebuild Act, passed earlier this year by the Alabama Legislature, increases the state’s gas tax for the first time since the 1990s. Beginning September 1, drivers will pay an extra six cents at the pump, followed by increases of 2 cents in October of both 2020 and 2021.
As part of the Act, the state will implement the Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program II, or ATRIP-II. The Alabama Department of Transportation will make available between $30 million and $50 million a year in grant funding for designated road projects in counties and cities throughout the state. The maximum award for a county or municipality is $2 million.
Jurisdictions are required to adopt a Transportation Plan by August 30 in order to be eligible for the grant funding. The grant funding will be done on a competitive basis and will be awarded by an ATRIP-II committee
based on factors such as economic growth and safety.
Click here to view road projects Bessemer’s Transportation Plan
Government
The city of Bessemer’s Municipal Court and Lawson State Community College on today announced a new initiative aimed at giving misdemeanor offenders in the city an opportunity to clear their record and learn job skills.
Operation Arrested But Corrected (A.B.C.) is a program developed between the two institutions to create an alternative sentencing and continuing education program in the Bessemer community. The program will give defendants arrested for a misdemeanor in the city of Bessemer an option to enroll in certification and job training courses through LSCC after his/her court appearance. The program will be an alternative to serving jail time, officials said.
Involvement in the program will be at the discretion of a municipal court judge. If the defendant successfully completes the desired courses, the misdemeanor charges will be dismissed at no cost. The partnership will also help offenders find employment opportunities once the alternative sentencing phase is completed.
The initial phase of the program will start in the summer/fall of 2019 and will involve only court offenders. However, Municipal Court Magistrate Dr. Maurice Muhammad said the campaign could be expanded in the future to include those outside the court system.
Offenders will have an opportunity to be engaged in one of three programs offered through LSCC’s Adult Education Program:- Certified Nursing Assistant Program,
- Certified Construction Apprentice Program,
- Class B CDL.
To learn more, contact Magistrate Dr. Muhammad at (205) 426-8602.