Jefferson County Stares Down Bankruptcy as Citizens Tire
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Call it sewer fatigue.
As Jefferson County, Alabama, meets today to decide whether to declare a record U.S. municipal bankruptcy, some citizens, politicians and businesses embraced the move. They said it would begin resolving a three-year-old, $3 billion-plus debt crisis and provide leverage over creditors that would offset the damage to the county’s finances and reputation.