"Leaders in Alabama's largest county said Wednesday a potential bankruptcy filing that could be days away would likely top $4.1 billion, or more than double the previous record set by Orange County, Calif., for a municipal bankruptcy in the United States.
The primary problem in Jefferson County is sewer debt of some $3.14 billion that the system can no longer afford to pay. But Commission President David Carrington said the county has another $1 billion in additional debt for school construction and other projects.
"It all must be included," said Carrington.
The case would easily eclipse the record municipal bankruptcy of $1.7 billion filed by Orange County, Calif., in 1994. But Jefferson County is still trying to find a way to stay out of bankruptcy court"..............READ MORE
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