New budget on Foley agenda
FOLEY – With a new fiscal year about to begin, Foley officials are scheduled to vote Tuesday, Sept. 3, on a new budget. The Foley City Council meeting will begin at 4 p.m. at City Hall. The meeting was rescheduled from Monday due to the Labor Day holiday. The 2024-2025 fiscal year begins Oct. 1, and extends through Sept. 30, 2025. In the current fiscal year, annual city revenue is projected to be about $71.2 million by the end of September. The original budget estimate had been that Foley would bring in about [...]
Municipal election season begins
FOLEY – The municipal election season is underway in Alabama with one year to go until voters choose mayors and council members in most cities and towns throughout the state. Municipal elections in Foley and other cities and towns will be held Aug. 26, 2025. In Foley, the office of mayor and the seats to represent the five City Council districts will be up for election. The term of office is four years. In 2021, the Alabama Legislature extended the terms for municipal offices by one year so that elections would not be [...]
Foley improving traffic flow on city streets
FOLEY – As Foley grows and more vehicles pass through the city, planners and engineers are working to balance traffic issues such as speeding, congestion and overall safety. City officials want to keep traffic moving, but at the same time, keep streets safe, Foley Mayor Ralph Hellmich said. “Foley is aware that with the increase in our population, that traffic is an issue,” Hellmich said. “We're working in several areas to handle that, whether it’s mitigating speed or other solutions. We’re trying to keep traffic moving at a safe speed all over the [...]
Foley Labor Day sanitation collection schedule set
FOLEY – The schedule for some Foley sanitation collection services will be modified due to the Labor Day holiday. All city offices, including the Public Works Department, will be closed Monday, Sept. 2, for the holiday. Offices will reopen Tuesday. Recycling collections usually scheduled for Mondays will be collected Tuesday, Sept. 2. The pickup schedule for the rest of the week will not be affected. The collection of limbs, yard debris and bulk items will resume Tuesday where pickup left off the previous week. Residents are asked to be patient since some collections [...]
Foley Rose Trail project wins state Main Street award
FOLEY – A project to add green space and an extended floral trail to downtown Foley won a state award for contributions to the local community. The program was one of the achievements recognized by Main Street Alabama during its 11th- annual Awards of Excellence Banquet in Monroeville. Foley won the Planning and Public Space Award of Excellence for its work in the Foley Main Street District with the completion of the Wilbourne Antique Rose Trail. This project took an underutilized parking area and turned it into the connector of the rose trail. [...]
Countywide addressing update nears completion
FOLEY — After almost a year of effort, a project to validate and improve address information for Baldwin County 9-1-1 is near completion. Baldwin 9-1-1 has been working with Geo-Comm, Inc. of Saint Cloud, Minn. to support the objectives of Next Generation 9-1-1, known as NG9-1-1, readiness at both the local and state levels. Since November 2023, field verification efforts have been ongoing to enhance the accuracy of countywide addressing data in order to bolster public safety. As the project enters the final phase, a Geo-Comm field technician will be in Baldwin County [...]
USA Pickleball Brings Select Series to Foley
As the popularity of pickleball continues to rapidly grow around the world, the City of Foley is making a name for itself as a top-notch destination to compete. It has been chosen as one of only five sites in the country to host an inaugural USA Pickleball tournament, Select Series Gulf Coast which will take over the Foley Event Center August 23 – 25. The growth of pickleball is indisputable with celebrities like Tom Brady, Drake, and LeBron James purchasing partial stakes in professional teams. But the growth isn’t just on a professional [...]
Raising & Spending Campaign Funds for 2025 Election
The 2025 Municipal Elections are fast approaching. Candidates may start raising and spending campaign funds on August 26, 2024. The qualification period to be a candidate will be for June 10, 2025 until June 24, 2025 The election will be held on August 26, 2025. For specific deadlines and dates, please refer to the Municipal Election Calendar. For more municipal voting information please visit our City Clerk page.
Traffic safety plan on Foley agenda
FOLEY – A plan to cut traffic accidents and deaths in Foley is one of the items on the agenda for the City Council when it meets Monday, Aug. 19. The council work session and meeting will begin at 4 p.m. in Foley City Hall. The Comprehensive Safety Action Plan was developed to reduce traffic fatalities and serious injuries in the city. Foley developed the plan using funding from a Safe Streets and Roads for All grant. As part of the plan process, the city held two public meetings to talk to residents [...]
Foley planning downtown area street improvements
FOLEY – Better traffic flow and pedestrian access between downtown and nearby neighborhoods are some of the goals of street improvement projects being studied by Foley. The city held a series of downtown neighborhood district streetscape study focus groups. The series concluded with an open house Friday, Aug. 9, to discuss the information provided in the focus groups. In the meetings planners met with people living and working on streets near the downtown area. Participants discussed traffic, pedestrian access, beautification, linking residential and commercial areas and other issues. “There seemed to be emphasis [...]