🌱 Councilman Kling on City Employee Inflation Pay + Gas Prices Rising

Hello, everybody. I'm back in your inbox this morning to walk you through the most important things happening in town. Today's Daily includes:

• Councilman Kling fighting for additional payment for city employees
• Gas prices are on the rise again in Huntsville
• King's Community Kitchen

First, today's weather:

A thunderstorm this afternoon. High: 85 Low: 70.

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Here are the top stories today in Huntsville:

1. City Councilman Bill Kling wants to give every city employee a one-time $300 payment to help ease the inflation and gas price rises. Councilwoman Akridge has claimed that this is an election year move that wouldn’t actually help. This would not be possible until the new fiscal year, which starts in September. (WAAY)
2. The HPD is hosting another recruitment open house Wednesday! These events are informal and give possible recruits a chance to talk to officers. They are currently taking applications. (Patch)
3. The VBC Propst Arena’s exterior work finished up last month! They were able to showcase the new look at the first concert of the Concerts in the Park series! (WHNT)
4. Gas prices are rising in Huntsville once again. They went up an average of over 26 cents in town last week alone. GasBuddy puts this at 59 cents higher than prices last month. (WAAY)
5. King’s Community Kitchen will be on Wednesday from 2-4. If you need some help making sure your pet is fed, make sure to go apply! (Greater Huntsville Humane Society)

Today in Huntsville:

• Hometown Heroes in Hartselle (9:00 AM)
• Craft and Coloring Summer Series @ Cook Museum (10:00 AM)
• District 1 Community Meeting - City of Huntsville (5:30 PM)
• Firefly Garden Hike - Huntsville Botanical Garden (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Don’t forget there are options to get free breakfast and lunch for your student Monday-Thursday whether or not they are in summer programs. (Details)
• Did you know dogs are welcome at Concerts in the Park? (Details)
• Snap Alabama is looking for fosters for some nursing momma cats! (Details)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today. I'll see you around!

— Amy Young

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