Mobile is now the second-largest city in Alabama following a special election Tuesday, surpassing Birmingham in population for the first time in 123 years. The outcome of the annexation vote resulted in 19,789 new residents.
The additional residents was the result of three of four areas voting in support of annexation, anchored by an area called the Cottage Hill corridor filled with longtime subdivisions immediately west of the city limits. Voters within that corridor cast ballots at Creekside Church of Christ, where 1,933 voters said “Yes” to annexation, 1,066 said “No.”“We are excited with the decision to serve you,” Stimpson said. “We are proud to claim you as Mobilians. It just tee’s up everyone for success.
“I lived here 25 years and I moved out here to get away from the city for no particular reason,” said Robert McBride, 68, who voted at the high school on Tuesday afternoon. “I am just happy with the way things are. I’m not one for change very much.” “They are celebrating just like we are,” Stimpson said. “I know they are happy, we are happy. It’s a win-win.”
“We will start patrolling the neighborhoods and things we can do inside the city in about a week,” Stimpson said.
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