BJCC stadium: Woodfin recommends city commit $90M to project

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin has recommended the Birmingham City Council commit $90 million toward funding a new stadium and upgrades at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex.

At a meeting of the Committee of the Whole, Woodfin laid out the case for a new stadium that could house the revived University of Alabama at Birmingham football team and a number of other events, such as the Birmingham Bowl and the Magic City Classic.

The funding would equate to $3 million over 30 years. Some…

Source: Arizona Business Journal