Jefferson County Greenways Commission

The Jefferson County Greenways Commission, formerly the Red Mountain Greenway and Recreational Area Commission is a public authority established in 2006 to own and operate Red Mountain Park, a 1,108-acre parcel of Red Mountain adjoining southwest Birmingham, east Bessemer and north Hoover in Jefferson County. The land was previously mined for iron ore by affiliates of U.S. Steel and its predecessors, serving as the basis for the Birmingham District's iron and steel industry.

Specifically, the commission was authorized, "to own, preserve, restore, maintain and promote as a greenway, recreational, or historic site the land and relics of the property known as Red Mountain Greenway and Recreational Area." USX closed the sale of its Red Mountain Park parcel to the Commission in the summer of 2007.

An official kick-off ceremony for Red Mountain Park was held on October 30, 2007 with plans to open the outdoor recreational site on a limited basis in 2008.

Per its enabling legislation, the Commission's employees are not considered employees of the state, except that they may participate in employee insurance, pension and/or retirement programs for state employees.

In 2023 a bill sponsored by Representative Rolanda Hollis and signed by Governor Kay Ivey changed the name of the body to the Jefferson County Greenways Commission.

Membership

2021

• U.S. Steel
  • Peter Allsopp, chair
• Mayor of Birmingham
  • Jennifer Egbe
• Jefferson County Legislative Delegation
  • Evanne Gibson (House)
  • Cheryl Morgan (Senate)
• Jefferson County Mayors' Association
  • Ashley Curry
  • Gary Richardson
• Birmingham City Council
  • Crystal Smitherman
• Freshwater Land Trust
  • Tom Spencer
  • Cameron Vowell
• Governor of Alabama
  • Armand DeKeyser
  • Paul DeMarco
  • Jefferson Traywick
  • Mark Waggoner
• Jefferson County Commission
  • Jennifer Andress
  • Rosalind Young

2019

• Peter Allsopp, chair
• Fred Keith
• Ashley Curry
• Cameron Vowell
• Mark Waggoner
• Rosalind Young
• Cheryl Morgan
• Gary Richardson
• Perry Ward
• Tom Spencer

2007

• Freshwater Land Trust
  • Cameron Vowell
  • Fred Keith
• Governor of Alabama
  • Steve Jones, president
  • Dalton Smith
  • Mark Waggoner
  • Temple Tutwiler
• U. S. Steel
  • Tom Howard
• Jefferson County Commission
  • Rob Fowler
  • Renee Carter
• Jefferson County Mayors' Association
  • Gary Richardson
  • Scotty McCallum
• Jefferson County Legislative Delegation
  • Jim Bennett
  • Ervin Batain
• Birmingham City Council
  • Robert Green
• Mayor of Birmingham
  • Perry Ward

References

• Jordan, Phillip (January 11, 2007) "It's not about the money." Birmingham Weekly.