So...about Amendment 14

[bosshawk]

Originally Posted by steveklein

Council president: Birmingham should vote 'No' on Amendment 14 | AL.com

city council wants no

But Oliver Robinson says vote yes....Which lying, corrupt official should I believe?

[Tourian]

So, even with the passage of A14 (71.5% for in JeffCo), a favorable judgment in the Alabama Supreme Court is needed to redirect funds towards other projects like the BJCC reno/stadium project.

http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingha...e-forward.html

The amendment's passage effectively opens the door for several high profile projects in Birmingham, including the proposed stadium at the Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center.

Still, an Alabama Supreme Court decision looms in the distance, rendering the dispute still alive to some extent.
"The Alabama Supreme Court still has to officially rule on the BIR question, but we do not see any issues affecting concurrence with the people’s will," Stephens said. "There are still three other questions in the Roger’s lawsuit that will need to be decided. The Supreme Court has been fully briefed on these questions and we have requested a ruling on all of them. Either the Supreme Court or the trial court will have to address the three remaining issues before we are in a position to proceed with the refinancing of the school warrant debt.”

[Tourian]

So, hopefully this was the last major hurdle for any sort of BJCC reno/UAB stadium process to get going, if in fact they were waiting to see if funding from Jeffco could be redirected to such a project.

http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingha...jeffco-on.html

The Alabama Supreme Court ruled in favor of Jefferson County today, allowing the county to move forward with funding plans under Amendment 14.

[Mississippi Alabama Line]

I always vote no if I cannot CLEARLY understand what they are trying to accomplish, and agree with it.