Reports

Town Hall Presentations & Reports

State of the City Addresses

City of Orange Beach State of the City Reports:

  • State of the City 2026 (PDF): Presented on May 1, 2026 by Mayor Tony Kennon at the Coastal Alabama Business Chamber's First Friday Forum. 
  • State of the City 2025 (PDF): Presented on May 2, 2025 by Mayor Tony Kennon at the Coastal Alabama Business Chamber's First Friday Forum. 
  • State of the City 2024 (PDF): Presented on May 3, 2024 by Mayor Tony Kennon at the Coastal Alabama Business Chamber's First Friday Forum. 
  • State of the City 2023 (PDF): Presented on May 5, 2023 by City Administrator/Finance Director Ford Handley at the Coastal Alabama Business Chamber's First Friday Forum. Handley presented on behalf of Mayor Tony Kennon, who was recovering from knee surgery. 
  • State of the City 2022 (PDF): Presented on May 6, 2022 by Mayor Tony Kennon at the Coastal Alabama Business Chamber's First Friday Forum.
  • State of the City 2021 (PDF): Presented on May 7, 2021 by Mayor Tony Kennon at the Coastal Alabama Business Chamber's First Friday Forum.
  • No State of the City was held in 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
  • State of the City 2019 (PDF): Presented on May 3, 2019 by Mayor Tony Kennon at the Coastal Alabama Business Chamber's First Friday Forum.
  • State of the City 2018 (PDF): Presented on May 4, 2018 by Mayor Tony Kennon at the Coastal Alabama Business Chamber's First Friday Forum.
  • State of the City 2016 (PDF)

Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon and the City Council held a Town Hall meeting on Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at the Orange Beach Performing Arts Center. The Town Hall followed the 5 p.m. regular council meeting and Committee of the Whole (work session). 

Mayor Kennon led the Town Hall with a presentation, giving updates on the latest projects, programs and a proposed development in the city. 

Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon and the City Council held a Town Hall meeting on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at the Orange Beach Performing Arts Center. The Town Hall followed the 5 p.m. regular council meeting and Committee of the Whole (work session). 

Mayor Kennon led the Town Hall with a presentation, giving updates on the latest projects and programs in the city. 

Town Hall - August 6, 2024 at Orange Beach Event Center

Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon and the City Council held a Town Hall meeting on Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at the Orange Beach Event Center. The Town Hall followed the 5 p.m. regular council meeting and Committee of the Whole (work session). 

Mayor Kennon led the Town Hall with a presentation, giving updates on the latest projects and programs in the city. The Wharf owner Art Favre kicked off the Town Hall with an update on the latest Wharf Landing development, anchored by Margaritaville Resort Orange Beach. 

March 1, 2023 - Town Hall at Orange Beach Performing Arts Center

Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon and the City Council held a Town Hall meeting on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at the Orange Beach Performing Arts Center. The Town Hall followed the 5 p.m. regular council meeting and Committee of the Whole (work session). 

Mayor Kennon led the Town Hall with a presentation, giving updates on the latest happenings in the city. 

March 30, 2022 - Town Hall on City School System at Orange Beach Performing Arts Center

Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon and the City Council held a town hall meeting on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at the Orange Beach Performing Arts Center to discuss the council's decision to form a new city school system, separating from Baldwin County Public Schools.

February 22, 2022 - Town Hall at Orange Beach Performing Arts Center

Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon and the City Council held a town hall meeting on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at the Orange Beach Performing Arts Center to update the public on everything that is happening in the city, such as current and future projects.

2020 Town Hall Meeting

Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon and the City Council held a mostly virtual town hall meeting on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 in the Orange Beach Community Center. The town hall meeting had been previously planned to cover updates to the city's after-school programs, Expect Excellence and Camp Sunshine; however, with the recent coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the U.S., and now Alabama, it was decided to shift the meeting to cover pressing topics related to issues facing Orange Beach. Since the coronavirus situation is changing daily, topics discussed in the meeting will become outdated as new information comes to light.

2019 Town Hall Meeting

2017 Town Hall Meeting

Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon and the City Council invited the public to a Town Hall meeting on Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at the Orange Beach Event Center.

The meeting included updates on transportation projects and schools, with Alabama Department of Transportation Director John Cooper and Southwest Regional Engineer Vince Calametti along with Baldwin County Schools Superintendent Eddie Tyler and his directors in attendance.

2015 Town Hall Meeting

Annual Reports

Other Reports & Information

Jack Edwards National Airport (JKA)

The Alabama Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Bureau completed a comprehensive study of the annual economic impacts generated by Alabama's public use airports. These annual economic impacts are produced by activities associated with the management of airports, business/government tenants at airports, average annual capital investments in airports, and the spending by visitors who arrive at airports on general aviation aircraft. The Total Annual Economic Impacts for Jack Edwards National Airport Report (PDF) is the report for Jack Edwards National Airport in Gulf Shores, which receives financial support from the City of Orange Beach.

August 18, 2020 City Council Committee of the Whole Public Comment

Watch the video of City Council Committee of the Whole public comment period. (Per Facebook's updated policy announced on Feb. 19, 2025, this video will be deleted in June 2025.)