Carol Duncan
Carol Brown Duncan, formerly Carol Reynolds (born in Birmingham) represents District 2 in the Birmingham City Council. She also serves as Chair of the Transportation and Communication Committee and is a member of the Economic Development committee and the Planning and Zoning committee.
Duncan is the daughter of a registered nurse and a United Steel Workers union organizer. She spent 15 years in retail management before joining the Birmingham Water Works in 1987. She was first elected to the City Council in 2001, and re-elected in 2005. Her current term ends in 2009.
On the Council, Duncan supported commercial redevelopment in the Eastwood area, including incentives for the building of a Publix Supermarket and a new retail center anchored by Wal-Mart on the site of Eastwood Mall. She participated in generating public input for the city's Crestwood-Oporto District Redevelopment Plan.
Duncan has also served as a member of the Birmingham International Airport Board of Directors, with Airport Neighbors United, the Metropolitan Planning Organization, Birmingham Planning Commission, Regional Planning Commission and the International Council of Shopping Centers.
In March 2007, she married Ken Duncan, a retired juvenile justice worker. Prior to that, she was known as Carol Reynolds.
References
- Bryant, Joseph D. (March 13, 2007) "Councilwoman marries, changes her name." Birmingham News.
External links
- Duncan's council bio at informationbirmingham.com
- Carol Reynolds campaign website