2009 State of the City address
Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford's 2008 State of the City address was delivered to the Birmingham City Council on Tuesday January 27, 2009, at the beginning of Langford's 2nd year in office. The address, traditionally delivered to the Kiwanis Club of Birmingham, was repeated for that group the following week.
As with many of his other presentations, Langford played a staff-produced video prior to giving his remarks. The video highlighted accomplishments during 2008 including the negotiations to keep Trinity Medical Center inside the city limits by offering $55 million in incentives and Daniel Corporation's redevelopment of the former HealthSouth corporate campus.
In his address, Langford touted the city's stable revenues and low unemployment in a troubling period for the national economy. He proposed using $100 million in unspent capital approved over the past 13 years to jump-start economic development and capital projects over the coming year.
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References
- DeButts, Jimmy (January 27, 2009) "Langford wants to spend $100M on projects." Birmingham Business Journal
- Spencer, Thomas (January 27, 2009) "Mayor Langford presents Birmingham's State of the City address." Birmingham News