City of Guntersville

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Jul 29

2020 Municipal Election Information

Choose the link below to download an Application for Municipal Absentee Ballot
Application for Municipal Absentee Ballot 2020Download

2020 Municipal Elections, August 25th from 7am – 7pm at the Guntersville Recreation Center. If you have changed Districts in the past 4 years you must update with the Board of Registrars at the Marshall County Courthouse or online at www.alabamavotes.gov

Important dates to know:

August 10th: Last day to register to vote for the Municipal General Election

August 20th: Last day for a voter to apply for a regular absentee ballot

August 24th: If an absentee ballot is returned by mail, it MUST be postmarked by August 24th and received by 12:00 Noon the day of the election which is August 25th.

Jul 01

Notice of Election

Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday August 25, 2020, an election for the purpose of electing a Mayor and City Council by Districts will be held for the  following offices: 

Mayor At Large

District 1, District 2, District 3, District 4, District 5, District 6, District 7

All registered and qualified electors of the State who have resided within the municipality for at least 30 days prior to the election may participate in said election. 

The Polling Place for electors in District 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and Mayor at Large will be opened at the Guntersville Recreation Center, 1500 Sunset Drive,  Guntersville, AL 7:00 A.M. — 7:00 P.M.  If necessary, a run off election will  be held October 6, 2020. 

Statement of Candidacy forms will be available at Guntersville City Hall at  the office of the City Clerk beginning at 8:00 A.M. on  July 7, 2020 until July 21, 2020 at 5:00 P.M. Any qualified elector desiring to become a candidate in such election must file a duly sworn statement of candidacy and have lived in their  district 60 days prior. The qualifying fee is $50. 

Jun 29

July 4th Modified Recycling & Garbage Schedule

The City of Guntersville will be closed on Friday, July 3rd in honor of Independence Day. Recycling this week will be on regular schedule, but garbage will be a day early. Regular Thursday residential garbage service will be picked up on Wednesday and regular Friday garbage service will be picked up on Thursday. Gunter’s Landing pickups should all be on regular schedule.

Jun 05, 2020

Guntersville Reservoir Herbicide Treatment Schedule

TVA will continue implementation of its Aquatic Plant Management Program on Guntersville Reservoir during the week of June 8th through 12th, 2020. This will include areas along residential and commercial shoreline as part of the Lake Guntersville Stakeholder Program as well as developed public access areas. Those areas scheduled for treatment can be found below. Treatments will be made in no particular order and are weather dependent. For a list of areas treated during 2020 as well as treatment area maps, please visit tva.com/aquaticplants under “Aquatic Weeds Treatment Schedule”.

Honeycomb Creek – Sunrise Marina, Honeycomb Public Ramp (downstream of Hwy 431)

Browns Creek – Marshall County Park #2, Street Bluff Fish Camp, Riverview Campground, Warrenton Public Ramp, Smith Shores Subdivision, Warrenton Subdivision

Big Spring Creek – Big Spring Creek Subdivision, portions of Big Spring Creek 2nd Addition

Five Points Area – Little Mountain Campground and Marina, Mountain Lakes Campground and Marina

Columbus City Area – Ossa-Win-Tha Resort, Camp 30 Subdivision, Camp Ney-a-Ti, Camp Ney-a-Ti Subdivision, Camp Trico

Langston Area – South Lewis Evans Subdivision, portion of Cabiness Cove Subdivision

Mink Creek – portion of J.W. Goodwin Subdivision, McLemore Point Subdivision, portion of Lakeview Beach Subdivision, Mink Creek Subdivision upstream of AL-79, Mink Creek Public Ramp

May 29

July 4th Fireworks Cancelled

The City of Guntersville and the Lake Guntersville Chamber of Commerce regret to announce the cancellation of the annual 4th of July Fireworks over Lake Guntersville.  There is an expectation of a larger than normal crowd due to July 4th falling on a Saturday.  With current CDC guidelines for social distancing for a crowd this size, there are concerns regarding the safety of citizens and visitors in attendance; first responders patrolling the parks; and city personnel cleaning up during and after the event.  Additionally, the agreement required by the State Fire Marshal’s Office, “to maintain a consistent six-foot distance between persons from different households,” cannot be signed in good faith. The COVID-19 public health crisis has been an adjustment for everyone and this decision to cancel was not made without much thoughtfulness, discussion, and consideration over the last few months with City department heads and local and state leadership. We hope everyone has a safe and happy 4th of July this year and we are already planning for July 4, 2021!