Anniston council approves permits for Rumble on Noble

Faced with a capacity crowd Tuesday, the Anniston city council heard public criticism on a council vote killing a proposal from councilman David Reddick to set aside one fourth of the cities one cent sales tax increase approved last year for public education.  The council had voted 4-1 vote to kill the proposal.  Councilman Jay Jenkins said that the cities public schools system spends more money per pupil than most districts, saying that too much of that money goes to pay for administrators and building maintenance in a system with too many schools.  Over a dozen residents spoke out against the councils decision Tuesday.  In other action Tuesday, the council approved a special events liquor permit for the Rumble on Noble also approving the closure of a section of Noble street for the event.  The council had previously delayed action on the request after downtown businesses complained that the annual event was hurting their business.  The event is scheduled for august 24^th.  In approving the request, The council stipulated that planning for next year’s Rumble on Noble should begin earlier, to include a meeting between organizers and the council by Jan. 31.