BirminghamDome.com

If you haven’t heard, yes, Mayor Larry Langford wants to bring the Olympics (as in THE Olympic freaking Games) to Birmingham in 2020. And yes, that is going to cost a butt-load of money. However, he has a long road ahead of him if he is going to get the support needed from the city council to approve his application funding plans.

The Birmingham City Council today delayed voting on paying Alabama Sports Festival $250,000 to implement a plan to bring the 2020 Summer Olympics to the city, with council members saying they needed details.

When I first heard of these plans I laughed. Then I got excited. Our mayor certainly has a great vision for this city and is looking well into the future. I really like plans that involve growing Birmingham into a destination town. I also really like Mayor Langford’s appetite for progress.

“Go Big or Go Home”, eh Larry?

However, I’m afraid even as a Birmingham progressive, that this plan may be just a tad too far reaching. I mean, it’s a great dream; it’s just a very very expensive dream that won’t provide the return that we are looking for. Unless, of course, Mayor Langford succeeds and we wind up hosting the world here in Bham in 2020.

Otherwise, let’s start with a dome and a decent NCAA bowl game.

link - al.com