WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Katie Britt issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Homeland Security Appropriations, recently directly secured $2.645 million for the City of Birmingham in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Homeland Security Appropriations Act. This funding will support floodplain restoration at Birmingham's Village Creek, which has suffered flooding events for more than 50 years.
Village Creek-within the Black Warrior River watershed, the largest urban watershed in Alabama-runs 44 miles through the city of Birmingham and Jefferson County. The Village Creek floodplain constitutes 53 percent of Birmingham's Special Flood Hazard Area, with water levels capable of rising at a ra...