Flood of trouble: Birmingham Water Works Board fights takeover bill, ethics complaint

Flood of trouble: Birmingham Water Works Board fights takeover bill, ethics complaint

The Water Works Board spent the first 90 minutes of a marathon meeting with speeches defending the quality of the utility, its management and board chair.

“The change in public speakers policy was ill-advised. Obviously, the BWWB was clueless about how much scrutiny they are under.”

BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT DARRELL O’QUINN ON THE BACKLASH BWWB RECEIVED FOR A POLICY RESTRICTING SPEAKERS AT ITS MEETINGS. BOARD CHAIR TERESHIA HUFFMAN SAID THE POLICY WOULD BE RESCINDED; A…