Now that the BJCC has officially been chosen as the location for the future Birmingham Dome, Mayor Langford has announced his proposed funding plans.
“The plan presented to the board includes having $22 million from the city and $14 million in taxes and fees from the BJCC to pay for the multi-purpose facility by 2010.
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The new website Birmingham Grass Roots, a site devoted to the improving of Bham, has created an online petition devoted to letting the Mayor know where they want the dome built. If you agree with the 140 people who have already signed, as I have, please head over to the site and let your […]
If the Other Birmingham thinks they can use the likeness of our beautiful town as their own, well why can’t we?
From The Sun:
“The picture at the top of their web page is so clearly not our Birmingham.”
He cheekily invited the trio on a tour so they could “get to know the city […]
NBC13 is reporting that Langford is looking into four possible locations for the future Birmingham dome. Unfortunately, three of those locations make little to no sense at all. The locations include the Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center, the Birmingham Race Course, Legion Field and the Alabama State Fair Grounds.
Placing the dome at the fair grounds or […]
Today’s cover story on AL.com features the Top 10 news stories about Birmingham this year. While the list features many notable stories including the drought and the selling of Compass Bank, two stories of interest on the list are 1) Larry Langford being elected as mayor and 9) the proposed BJCC expansion (Dome).
“After his election, […]
From MyFoxAL.com:
The Birmingham City Council has passed both parts of Mayor Larry Langford’s Billion Dollar Revitalization Plan. The parts of the plan consist of a 1% sales tax increase and will double license fees for businesses… The business license money is slated to build a dome stadium and enhance mass transit.
When Mayor Langford wants […]
Newly elected mayor of Birmingham, Larry Langford, has bigs plans for the city in the sports department. Not only is he a big proponent for building a domed stadium in Birmingham, but he also wants the SuperBowl, the SEC Championship, a UFL team, a NFL team, a NBA team and a MLB team for Hoover.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Birmingham needs a dome stadium. For the past decade or so Birmingham has been struggling to become the city it was always meant to be. However, living in the shadows of neighbors like Atlanta and Nashville, Birmingham will never be a destination spot in and of […]