Prichard City Council.
The Council meets at Prichard City Hall, 216 East Prichard Avenue, and livestreams on YouTube (@CityofPrichard). To speak, contact the City Clerk's office to sign up before the meeting.1
A Council meeting slot of Thursday, 4:00–5:00 p.m. has been visible on the city calendar, but the regular recurring cadence (which Thursdays) is not clearly published; confirm with the City Clerk and watch posted agendas. This matters: Mayor Davis has said there is "no set date" for any data-center vote, which means an item could appear with only the minimum notice. Watch the agenda weekly.1
There is now a dated item to watch for. On July 23, 2026, Council President Traci Hale introduced a resolution for a temporary moratorium on new data-center permits, reported at 480 days and renewable. The Council did not vote that night; a vote could come the following week. No vote date is on a posted agenda yet, so confirm it there before you go.6
| Where | Prichard City Hall, 216 E Prichard Ave |
| Time seen | Thursday, 4:00–5:00 p.m. (cadence unconfirmed) |
| Watch / listen | YouTube @CityofPrichard; agendas posted at City Hall |
| To speak | Sign up in advance with the City Clerk |
Mobile County Commission.
The Commission meets at Government Plaza, 205 Government Street, in the ground-level Auditorium, and livestreams on YouTube (@mobilecountyal). Its cycle is a Thursday Conference (agenda-setting), then a Monday voting Meeting, at 10:00 a.m., with agendas posting a few days before each Conference through the county's meetings portal.2,3
A data-center abatement or infrastructure item would surface first on a Conference agenda; that is the early warning. A June 22, 2026 industrial-park designation petition has already been heard. At the July 13 voting meeting, residents opposing the Calvert project filled public comment and presented a petition with more than 360 signatures asking for a delay; no Beacon item was on the agenda, and commissioners took no action, restating that the county has no zoning authority over the site. The next regular meeting is Tuesday, July 28, at 9:30 a.m. (rescheduled from Monday, July 27).2,3,4
The Alabama Open Meetings Act, and why to watch weekly.
Under Ala. Code §36-25A-3, every regular meeting of a governmental body must be noticed at least 7 calendar days in advance, stating time, date, and place, plus a preliminary agenda or a general description of the purpose. A special meeting requires at least 24 hours' notice; a true emergency, one hour. Because a data-center item can appear on an agenda with only that minimum notice, the practical defense is to check both bodies' agendas every week. Alabama's Act is relatively weak: enforcement is by civil lawsuit, with no state enforcement agency, so vigilance falls to residents.2
Four ways to get on the record.
- 1Speak at the meeting. Sign up with the clerk (Prichard) or through the commission's portal (county) and comment during the public-comment period. Both bodies livestream on YouTube.
- 2File a written objection. Submit comments to the clerk before the hearing, referencing the specific agenda item or ordinance number, then show up so the objection is on the record.
- 3Comment on any ADEM permit. An air permit (for backup generators) or a water withdrawal triggers an ADEM public-notice comment period, the most reliable statewide venue for formal comment on a project that needs no rezoning.
- 4Use open records. Under Alabama's Open Records Act (§36-12-40), request the draft abatement agreement, the cost/benefit analysis, and any letters of inducement, ideally in the weeks before a vote is posted.
Every claim, sourced.
- Project Gateway source-of-truth (2026): Prichard City Hall (216 E Prichard Ave), livestream @CityofPrichard, the visible Thursday 4:00–5:00 p.m. slot, and the unconfirmed recurring cadence; City of Prichard, City Council, thecityofprichard.org.
- "How Large Industrial & Data-Center Projects Get Approved in Mobile County and Prichard" (2026): Alabama Open Meetings Act, Ala. Code §36-25A-3 (7-day / 24-hour notice); Open Records Act §36-12-40; ADEM air-permit public notice (Ala. Admin. Code Ch. 335-3-14).
- Mobile County: Meetings, Agendas & Livestreaming portal (Thursday Conference → Monday Meeting, 10 a.m., Government Plaza; July 28 9:30 a.m. regular meeting rescheduled from July 27): mobilecountyal.gov.
- WKRG, "Proposed Mobile County data center sparks frustration as residents press commissioners for answers," 2026-07-13: the July 13 voting meeting; a petition with more than 360 signatures asking for a delay; commissioners' statements on the county's lack of authority; no action taken. wkrg.com
- NBC15/WEAR, Brad Gunther, "Alabama PSC opens review of data center power contracts, sets August comment deadlines," 2026-07-08 (updated 2026-07-09): Public Service Commission comment deadlines of 2026-08-06 (initial) and 2026-08-21 (reply), filed electronically through the commission's system and public. mynbc15.com
- FOX10/WALA Digital Staff, "Prichard City Council considers moratorium on data centers," 2026-07-23. Council President Hale introduced a resolution for a temporary moratorium on new data-center permits, reported at 480 days and renewable; no vote taken; a vote could come the following week. fox10tv.com
- Community flyer distributed locally, July 2026; no host named. Announces a community meeting on the proposed Calvert project: Monday, July 27, 2026, 6:00 p.m., Mount Vernon Civic Center, 1230 Magnolia, Mount Vernon, AL 36560. Not confirmed by press or a posted government agenda; details are as printed on the flyer.
Meeting dates and times change. Confirm each against the body's official portal before you go; this page reflects what was posted as of July 24, 2026.