Orange Beach to Review Town Hall Presentation at Tuesday's Work Session
John Mullen • May 5, 2026
Officials will discuss contracts, appointments, and infrastructure improvements
Orange Beach, Ala. – (OBA) – Orange Beach is on the cusp of what’s expected to be a lively town hall meeting with the possibility of a Pirate’s Voyage Dinner Theater expected to take center stage. Residents looking for a preview can attend a rare morning council work session the day before at City Hall, with a review of the town hall presentation. The regular session and committee of the whole traditional meetings will be the next day, with the actual town hall presentation following those meetings.
The first work session meeting will be Tuesday, May 5, at 11 a.m. in the south conference room at City Hall. The next day, Wednesday, May 6, the council will have its usual joint regular-COW meeting at 5 p.m. at the city’s Performing Arts Center.
During the May 5 work session, councilors will informally discuss a financial update, an organizational chart update, a personnel policy review update, a property acquisition review, and a recreation campus plan review.
The council will convene the work session to discuss “threatened and pending litigation” in an executive session.
During the regular session, the council will discuss:
- An appointment to the Orange Beach Board of Education to fill Nelson Bauer’s seat, which expired on April 4.
- A contract with Volkert for $55,899 to “evaluate improvement alternatives” for adding a southbound lane to the Baldwin Beach Express Bridge. See related story: Orange Beach looks to rework former toll bridge after new span opens
- Buying a 2026 F-250 Super Crew pickup for Public Works for $59,674.
- Approving the annual 2025 municipal water pollution prevention report.
- A contract with Foth Infrastructure and Environment for engineered beach monitoring for $59,200.
- Appointing Tina D’Aversa to the board of adjustment.
- Authorizing applying for Alabama cybersecurity grants for the police department.
During the committee of the whole meeting, the council will discuss:
- Designating the official name of Beach Boulevard East from East Beach Boulevard to avoid confusion among first responders with a street by the same name in Gulf Shores.
- Awarding a bid for barricades and trailers to haul them. Bids will be opened on May 14.
- Two bids for the sewer department for a new pump and rehabilitation for a County Road 4 lift station. Bids for both will be opened on May 14.
- Setting a public hearing for a modification to the Buena Vista planned unit development to allow for the construction of a golf cart garage on Lot 72 in the resort. The luxury RV resort is located at the west end of Perdido Beach Boulevard. The proposed hearing date is May 19.
- Setting a public hearing for a rezoning of the Moondance planned unit development to allow for the building of 16 finger docks on the existing pier off the east end of Bear Point. The suggested hearing date is May 19.
- Setting a public hearing date for Margaritaville for The Wharf Landing to rezone 28 acres from general business to PUD to build 142 two- to five-bedroom homes in phase three of the development. The suggested hearing date is May 19. See related story: New housing phase proposed for Margaritaville Resort development
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