District 7 Councilor· 2021-08-03 to 2029-05 (month-level end: May 2029 per four-year term from the May 19, 2025 inauguration)
Cassius Lanier
Tuscaloosa
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Top issues during term (20)(Parks Rec)
Saban Center contract amendments
The three change orders alone would add $3,810,740 to the Saban Center project.
Bowers Park Pickleball Courts change order
Reduces the contract by $79,432.32.
Honorary designation of Alberta Park as Kip Tyner Plaza
McDonald Hughes building lighting upgrade
$35,000, covered by savings from the ballpark lights bid rather than new funding.
PARA executive director selection
Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter
The project totals $256,200.00.
Freeman Park & Pool improvements
About $1.55 million redirected from two completed park projects into Freeman Park & Pool.
District 3 Academy Drive benches
$10,000 from the District 3 Improvements Fund.
Amphitheater booking strategy and breakeven philosophy
The amphitheater aims to break even rather than turn a profit, with the general fund absorbing any annual loss.
Northern Riverwalk Phase II land acquisition
Up to $725,000 in land purchases, with 8.07 more acres coming free.
McDonald Hughes baseball field lighting
Up to $923,353 combined in city funding to PARA for recreation projects.
Tuscaloosa Tennis Center agreement and liquor license
Riverwalk security, communications, and lighting upgrades
Costs $5,350 from city funds.
Patent Lake condemnation for public park
Acquisition costs for the park project were in the agenda packet.
Jerry Belk Center expansion
An $8.63 million construction contract.
Tuscaloosa Rivermarket audio, visual, and lighting upgrade
The project totals $377,050.02.
Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater AV upgrade
A combined $482,714.35 in city spending was proposed across the two projects.
Gym expansion at Richard A. Curry Jr. Complex
Costs $14,995, funded through ESD upgrade funds.
River Market lighting and AV upgrades
Contract amount not detailed in the transcript; budgeted in the river district fund.
University Boulevard Landscaping Improvements
$44,400 in design and construction services.
Decisions during term (0)
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Voting record (0)(Parks Rec)
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