🌱 Short-Term Rental Restrictions + Alabama Ballot Amendments

Hello, friends. It's Friday in Mountain Brook and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on all the most important things happening locally.

First, today's weather:

Humid with a thunderstorm. High: 85 Low: 72.

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Here are the top three stories today in Mountain Brook:

1. Communities around the Over The Mountain area are considering their legal options to restrict short-term rentals like AirBnB from entering their communities. Mountain Brook has had a ban on rentals under 30 days since 2017, but that's not true in other cities. (ABC 3340)
2. Alabama voters will get the chance to decide on 10 ballot amendments in November. They include one that makes dozens of crimes bail-ineligible, and other that could expand internet access throughout the state, one that would restrict the legislature's ability to change voting laws close to an election, and more. (AL.com)
3. Birmingham police have made an arrest for capital murder in a case that's 20 years old, arresting Rickey Ricardo Witherspoon, 46, for the death of Wesley Powell III, 20. (CBS 42)

Today in Mountain Brook:

• Homecoming Court Meeting (7:30 a.m. OR 3:19 p.m.) (7:30 a.m.)
• Varsity Football Mountain Brook vs James Clemens (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Check out these five homes on the market in Mountain Brook. (Mountain Brook Patch)
• Mountain Brook is ranked 3rd by AL.com in Class 6a for high school volleyball. (AL.com)
• All of AL.com's experts are predicting that Mountain Brook will prevail in the week 2 match-up Friday with James Clemens. (AL.com)

You're officially in the loop for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— Dashiell Allen

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Mountain Brook Daily? Contact me at mountainbrook@patch.com