BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —

The Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Center’s CEO said it can no longer shoulder the burden of keeping up one of Birmingham’s newest attractions.

The city of Birmingham is looking for help to fund City Walk and Mayor Randall Woodfin said the Jefferson County commission should help foot the bill, but commission president Jimmie Stephens said that would literally be impossible for the county.

“You need to remember the amount of money that Birmingham has to apply and the amount of money Jefferson County has to apply. You’re looking at an over $500 million budget with under 200,000 people versus a $266 million budget on 677,000,” Stephens said. “It’s about 10 to 1—the amount of money that they would have to be able to apply.”

Woodfin and Stephens both sit on the BJCC boar

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