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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Tuscaloosa public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Drainage Infrastructure Funding
Change orders advance the Copeland Square sewer project and the Hilliard N. Fletcher water treatment plant improvements — the pipes and plants behind your tap and drains.
2027 Budget Hearings Begin
The committee was scheduled to discuss next year's budget, which determines funding for city services residents depend on. No outcomes are known.
Secure mental-health unit at downtown crisis center
Indian Rivers Behavioral Health is adding four secure beds so police can bring people in on involuntary mental-health holds instead of leaving them on the street. Commissioners questioned the downtown location, the lack of a full-time on-site psychiatrist, and whether the 'no new beds' framing holds. The design itself was the only thing the commission could vote on.
Delinquent business license tax collection
The council will be asked to authorize a civil lawsuit to collect unpaid business license taxes. It's part of making sure businesses pay what they owe.