David Frings
David M. Frings is a former mayor of Alabaster and director of the Oak Mountain Interpretive Center.
Frings is a 1973 graduate of Shades Valley High School and earned his bachelor of science in geology from UAB. In 1976 he began working as a geologist in the Alabama Power Company's construction department. He transferred to Southern Company in 1998, becoming its general construction superintendent in 2000. He is a licensed geologist in Alabama and is also certified to practice in Mississippi. He retired from Southern Company in 2006.
Frings and his wife, Jennifer, have operated the Fossil Site, a nature store for children, since 1999. They have three daughters, Haley, Holley and Heidi.
Frings was elected mayor of Alabaster in 2000 and was re-elected in 2004. He was elected for a third term in 2008, defeating three challengers with 56% of the vote in the general election. In the 2012 Shelby County municipal elections#Alabaster, he lost a runoff to challenger Marty Handlon.
In 2009 the Internal Revenue Service placed a lien on property owned by Frings due to unpaid personal income taxes from 2005 and 2006.
References
- Nance, Rahkia (April 3, 2009) "IRS files lien on property owned by Alabaster, Alabama, Mayor David Frings for unpaid taxes." The Birmingham News
- Reed, Martin J. (October 9, 2012) "Alabaster picks new mayor in Handlon over Frings." The Birmingham News
External links
- David Frings at cityofalabaster.com
- David Frings at the Oak Mountain Interpretive Center