Environmental Services requested Change Order No. 3 with Ben M. Radcliff Contractors to increase the Bayou La Batre City Docks redevelopment contract by $131,938 to $25,257,490, with RESTORE grant reimbursement cited as the funding source. The item was scheduled for Oct. 22, 2026.

The Mobile County Commission is scheduled to consider Change Order No. 3 that increases the Ben M. Radcliff contract for the Bayou La Batre City Docks by $131,938 to a new total of $25,257,490, with costs reimbursed by the RESTORE Grant. The item is on the Oct. 26, 2026 meeting agenda at 10:00 a.m.

County staff announced National Fish and Wildlife Foundation awards totaling $13 million and a proposed memorandum of agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to use dredged material to restore Little Dolphin Island and protect shorebird habitat and local navigation.

Residents delivered a petition and multiple public comments urging a temporary moratorium on a proposed Beacon/Calvert-area data center, citing water, noise, wildlife and contamination concerns; commissioners told speakers the county lacks zoning or moratorium authority and advised pursuing state legislative action and federal permitting channels.

Council approves funding and engineering contracts for several road resurfacing projects.