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'''Council District 1''' | '''Birmingham City Council District One''' ('''District 1''') is a legislative district of the [[City of Birmingham]] from which one representative on the [[Birmingham City Council]] and one member of the [[Birmingham Board of Education]] are elected. The city was divided into nine districts to preserve minority (white) representation following a court order issued in "[[Yarbrough et al v. City of Birmingham)]]" ([[1989]]). Prior to then councilors were elected at-large. The district is currently represented by Councilor [[LaShunda Scales]]]. | ||
District One covers areas in northeastern [[Birmingham]]. The district's borders were modified in [[2013]], ceding some areas of southern [[Roebuck]] and [[Huffman]] to [[Birmingham City Council District 2]]. | |||
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==Communities & Neighborhoods== | ==Communities & Neighborhoods== | ||
* [[Huffman community]] | |||
** [[Huffman]] (except for southwestern quarter) | |||
** [[Spring Lake]] | |||
* [[East Pinson Valley]] | * [[East Pinson Valley]] | ||
** [[Apple Valley]] | ** [[Apple Valley]] | ||
** [[Bridlewood]] | ** [[Bridlewood]] | ||
** [[Echo Highlands]] | ** [[Echo Highlands]] (except southern tip) | ||
** [[Killough Springs]] (eastern half) | |||
** [[Sun Valley]] | ** [[Sun Valley]] | ||
* [[Roebuck-South East Lake]] | |||
** [[Roebuck]] (northern half) | |||
* [[Roebuck | |||
** [[Roebuck]] | |||
==Schools== | ==Schools== | ||
* [[ | * [[Sun Valley Elementary School]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Smith Middle School]] | ||
* [[Huffman High School]] | * [[Huffman High School]] | ||
===[[Birmingham Board of Education]] members=== | |||
* [[Martha Wixon]], -2009 | |||
* [[Tyrone Belcher]], 2009-2013 | |||
* [[Sherman Collins]], 2013- | |||
==Libraries== | ==Libraries== | ||
* [[Springville Road Library]] | * [[Springville Road Library]] | ||
== | ==City Council representatives== | ||
* [[1989 Birmingham City Council election|1989 | * [[1989 Birmingham City Council election|1989]]: [[Bill Myers]] | ||
* [[1993 Birmingham City Council election|1993 | * [[1993 Birmingham City Council election|1993]]: [[Byron Davis]] | ||
* [[1997 Birmingham City Council election|1997 | * [[1997 Birmingham City Council election|1997]]: [[Don McDermott]] | ||
* [[2001 Birmingham City Council election|2001 | * [[2001 Birmingham City Council election|2001]]: [[Joel Montgomery]] | ||
* [[2005 Birmingham City Council election|2005 | * [[2005 Birmingham City Council election|2005]]: [[Joel Montgomery]] | ||
* [[2009 Birmingham City Council election|2009 | * [[2009 Birmingham City Council election|2009]]: [[LaShunda Scales]] | ||
* [[2013 Birmingham City Council election|2013 | * [[2013 Birmingham City Council election|2013]]: [[LaShunda Scales]] | ||
==External links== | |||
* [http://gisweb.informationbirmingham.com/imf/sites/JSPCOBHelp/StandardMaps/PDF/2013District2.pdf Birmingham Council District Two map] at gisweb.informationbirmingham.com | |||
* [http://www.birminghamalcitycouncil.org/residents/which-district-is-yours/ District Map] at birminghamalcitycouncil.org | |||
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Revision as of 16:21, 14 May 2017
Birmingham City Council District One (District 1) is a legislative district of the City of Birmingham from which one representative on the Birmingham City Council and one member of the Birmingham Board of Education are elected. The city was divided into nine districts to preserve minority (white) representation following a court order issued in "Yarbrough et al v. City of Birmingham)" (1989). Prior to then councilors were elected at-large. The district is currently represented by Councilor LaShunda Scales].
District One covers areas in northeastern Birmingham. The district's borders were modified in 2013, ceding some areas of southern Roebuck and Huffman to Birmingham City Council District 2.
Communities & Neighborhoods
- Huffman community
- Huffman (except for southwestern quarter)
- Spring Lake
- East Pinson Valley
- Apple Valley
- Bridlewood
- Echo Highlands (except southern tip)
- Killough Springs (eastern half)
- Sun Valley
- Roebuck-South East Lake
- Roebuck (northern half)
Schools
Birmingham Board of Education members
- Martha Wixon, -2009
- Tyrone Belcher, 2009-2013
- Sherman Collins, 2013-
Libraries
City Council representatives
- 1989: Bill Myers
- 1993: Byron Davis
- 1997: Don McDermott
- 2001: Joel Montgomery
- 2005: Joel Montgomery
- 2009: LaShunda Scales
- 2013: LaShunda Scales
External links
- Birmingham Council District Two map at gisweb.informationbirmingham.com
- District Map at birminghamalcitycouncil.org