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Council Member, District 1· 2024-11-04–2028-11-01
Michelle Watkins
Huntsville
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 13
- Total speaking time
- 5:35:10
- Avg per meeting
- 25:47
- Segments
- 7396
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Top issues during term (4)(Environment)
medium↓Feb 2026[8]
Recycling pickup delays
low↓Sep 2026[5]
SWATA solid waste transfer station site
No direct cost to the city; SWATA would close on the property.
high↓Apr 2026[1]
40-megawatt solar facility on city-county land
About $237,690 a year in lease revenue for the city plus cheaper wholesale power that Huntsville Utilities says will stabilize rates.
medium↓Mar 2026[1]
Project Gemini solar lease
Locally generated power would be sold to Huntsville Utilities below TVA rates, potentially easing future bills.
Decisions during term (3)
Recorded while Watkins was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
approvedOct 8, 2026
Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Modification No. 2 to the Agreement between the City of Huntsville and Weaver Environmental Services Company, Inc. for Periodic Bid for Emergency Manhole Rehabilitation-2024, Project No.…
approved5-0Apr 23, 2026
Resolution authorizing the City Council to review the Annual Municipal Water Pollution Prevention (MWPP) Reports and report same to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.
approved5-0Jan 8, 2026
Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into an Agreement between the City of Huntsville, Alabama and UES Professional Solutions 18, LLC, for Environmental Services for Project Delaney, Project No. 71-25-SP43.
Voting record (0)(Environment)
No votes found matching Environment.