After a public workshop in which no objections were voiced, Greensboro City Council decided in their April 14, 2026 meeting to move ahead with an ordinance restricting heavy truck traffic on West Main Street.
The resolution to restrict truck traffic found that excessive truck traffic on Main Street between its intersections with Tuscaloosa and Hobson streets was causing dangerous conditions for pedestrians and noise pollution for residents and business owners.
The ordinance prohibits trucks weighing 26,000 pounds or more from using the section of Main Street. Local deliveries will be exempt from the restriction.
Now that the ordinance has passed its public hearing, it will be voted on at an upcoming meeting.
Mayor Ralph Howard suggested the Council rename Greensboro Municipal Airport as Greensboro Seale-Washington Municipal Airport in honor of Charles Seale, the airport manager, and former Mayor J.B. Washington.
Councilmember Lewis made the motion to rename the airport as suggested. Councilmember Curtis seconded the motion and it was carried unanimously.
Curtis made a motion to pay Langham Repair Shop $14,499.98 for two Husqvarna blowers and one Husqvarna riding mower. Lewis seconded the motion and it was carried unanimously.
The City of Uniontown made a reimbursement request in the amount of $11,084 to the city of Greensboro. The reimbursement is for the APOST training and expenses of a Uniontown police officer who has since left Uniontown and joined the Greensboro Police Department. The Council has ten days to respond to the request.
Councilmember Bragg made a motion to purchase two 2022 Cushman 1200X golf carts from Plaza Golf Cart Sales for $11,400. Councilmember Shepherd seconded the motion and it was carried unanimously.
Kim Turner, President and CEO of Boys and Girls Club of West Alabama, spoke to the council and members of the public in attendance.
“We provide opportunities for children to reach their potential and have successful lives. We teach conflict resolution. We provide daily activities. We have professional staff in addition to our volunteers. Our Greensboro club started about ten years ago and we have 51 active members. When one of our clubs is available to the children, grades and school attendance go up. We operate from 7:30AM to 6PM in the summertime,” said Turner.
“The club is a safe, positive place where kids can avoid risky behavior. We need a new van to meet our needs. One of our vans is almost twenty years old,” she continued.
“We need air conditioning in our building. Only half of our air conditioning units are functional. Since Covid, we haven’t had access to the armory building. We would like to be able to use that building again as it was a large space that could accommodate a lot of kids.”
Mayor Howard told Turner he believed in her club and he would leave no stone unturned looking for ways to help her and the Boys and Girls Club of West Alabama.
Lewis made a motion to appoint Antoine Paige to a vacancy left by a retiring member of the Utilities Board of Greensboro. Curtis seconded the motion and it was unanimously carried.
Mayor Howard told the council and public in attendance that progress is being made on the city storm shelter.
