Pelham Perspectives

Episode 14 of the Pelham Perspectives Podcast is live. In this episode we will recap the June 15th Pelham City Council Work Session and the June 18th Pelham City Council Meeting. We will discussion the ongoing debate about the new development on state park road and varied opinions shared by our council members, Quiktrip attempting another try at going in on Hwy 52 at Racquet Club Drive, shifting a...

In episode 13 of Pelham Perspectives, we will discuss the May 18th Work Session, May 21st Council Meeting, and the June 1st Work Session for the Pelham City Council. Topics for this meeting included the much-discussed topic on social media of the development on State Park Road and the June 4th Public Hearing on this topic, Upcoming Budget Meetings in August, Americas 250 events, and the council&#3...

On episode 12 of Pelham Perspectives, we will recap the May 4th Pelham City Council Work Session, the May 5th School Board Interviews, and the May 7th Pelham City Council Meeting. Topics in this discussion include detailed overview of each School Board Applicant and the questions asked by each council members and the applicant's responses, the selection of the school board member from the inte...

On Episode 11 of Pelham Perspectives, we will recap the April 20th Pelham City Council Work Session and the April 23rd Pelham City Council Meeting. Highlights of our discussion include the decision by the council to reduce the city reserves (the savings account) from approximately 31 million dollars (3 Million to phase 2 of the ballpark renovations, 2 million to the flyover project, and the remain...

In episode 10 of Pelham Perspectives, we will recap the April 6, 2026 Work Session and the items that we approval in the following City Council Meeting later that week. Highlights include recommended changes to the water/sewer leak adjustment policy, Consideration of Phase 2 of the ballpark renovations estimated at an additional 3 million dollars and the lack of funds without dipping into city res...

On this episode we will be discussing the Pelham, Alabama March 16th City Council Work Session and highlights from the March 5th Council Meeting. Topics of this meeting included how this council will decide on the next Pelham City School Board Member, Hwy 52 Flyover moving forward, and much more. As always if you have any questions, you can email us at pelhamperspectives@gmail.com.

In Episode 8 of Pelham Perspectives, we will be discussing the February 16th City Council Work Session and Meeting. Highlights from this discussion include the Pelham City Schools Superintendent and School Boards opinions on who the ideal candidate should be for this next board member selection by the council, Update on the new LED lighting for Pelham Parkway, the new Library Board Appointees, and...

In Episode 7 of Pelham Perspectives, we will be discussing the February 2, 2025 Water Board Meeting, City Council Work Session and Council Meeting. Highlights include an exciting announcement about the release of the funds from the Federal Government from the FRA Grant to begin work on the Hwy 52 Flyover, School Board Appointment Discussion, the City Manager's new contract details including sa...

In episode 6 we will be discussing the Tuesday, January 20, 2026 Pelham City Council Work Session and Meeting. In the meeting you will hear how the council is changing what days of the week they will meet each month, the process by which they will decide how to select the next school board appointment, a possible new business license fee for business owners selling hemp products, and much more. As...

In this episode of Pelham Perspectives, we will talk about the Monday, January 5th, 2025 City Council Work Session and Meeting. Topics in meeting included approval of the listing agreement for the Oak Mt Trail city owned property and my concerns with the integrity of the listing agent who lied to the previous city council (documented), the mayor and city manager request to move an executive assist...

On episode 4 of Pelham Perspectives, we will discuss the December 15th Pelham, Alabama Water Board Meeting (FYI..the City Council is the water board in Pelham), City Council Work Session and Council Meeting. We will discuss how the water board works, the ongoing attempt to sell the Oak Mountain Trail Property and Mark Dinan's listing agreement, Some help we are providing an officer that was in...

This episode is about the December 1, 2025 Pelham City Council Work Session and Council Meeting held at the Pelham, Alabama City Hall. If you have any questions, please email them to pelhamperspectives@gmail.com and we will be glad to answer them on the next episode.

This episode recaps the November 17, 2025 Pelham, Alabama City Council work session and council meeting that was held at city hall from the perspective of former Pelham city councilman David Coram. The show is co-hosted by Amarilys Barnett. If you have any questions, please email them to pelhamperspectives@gmail.com, and we will answer them on the next episode.

This episode lays the groundwork for future episodes and explains why we will record this broadcast following each Pelham City Council meeting. This first episodes discusses the initial installation and organizational meeting of the new mayor and city council. If you have any questions, please email your questions to pelhamperspectives@gmail.com, and we will answer them on future episodes.