Mayor’s Newsletter

Welcome to winter. A good way to enjoy the cool weather is to visit Foley’s award-winning Coastal Alabama Farmers and Fishermens Market. Also consider visiting our historic downtown. Seeing Foley’s museums and shops provides a good day’s outing. Let the kids enjoy the train ride around Heritage Park.
Foley continues to thrive. We are very proud that our city was recently selected by the National Park Service as a World War II Heritage City for our city’s contribution to the nation’s effort in WWII. One city per state was selected and we are honored to represent Alabama. Our area has always fulfilled our patriotic duty to support our armed forces and veterans. Foley has historically been instrumental in helping train naval aviators. During WWII, Foley’s population swelled to three times its prewar level and this was mostly people who were involved with Barin Field and the Navy to meet our nation’s defense. South
Alabama’s importance to the Navy cannot be overstated. Since the beginnings of naval aviation, sixty percent of all naval aviators have been trained to fly in our area. It is a fact we can all be proud of.
I’ll give a brief update on city projects. The South Pecan Street extension is complete and open. The full South Juniper Street extension is very close to completion. Our 9th Avenue sidewalk project is now under construction. Several of the proposed pedestrian crosswalks around the city have been completed, with others soon to follow. The city is about to go to bid on both the Foley Beach Express and the Hwy.

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