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This is a list of 11 municipal Chapter 9 filings in Alabama starting in 1981 from U.S. Bankruptcy Court records.
This is a '''list of municipal bankruptcies in Alabama''', including incorporated municipalities and public authorities in Alabama which have filed for protection from creditors under Chapter 9 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.


# 1991, City of [[Lipscomb]]
==List==
# 1992, Town of North Courtland
{| class="sortable" border="0"
# 1994, [[Alabama State Fair Authority]]
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# 1996, Greene County
! Municipality or Authority !! Year !! Debt claimed !! Year resolved !! Notes
# 1998, West Walker Water Authority
|-
# 1999, City of Pritchard (''also filed for bankruptcy in 2009'')
| [[Lipscomb]] || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | [[1991]] || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | - || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | - ||  ||
# 2002, West Jefferson Amusement & Public Park Authority ([[Visionland]])
|-
# 2002, Etowah Solid Waste Disposal Authority
| North Courtland, Lawrence County || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | [[1992]] || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | - || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | - ||  ||
# 2004, Town of Millport
|-
# 2009, City of Pritchard  (''also filed for bankruptcy in 1999'')
| [[Alabama State Fair Authority]] || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | [[1994]] || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | - || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | - || filed as Ch. 11, refiled as Ch. 9 in 1995 ||
# 2011, [[Jefferson County]]
|-
| Greene County || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | [[1996]] || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | - || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | - ||  ||
|-
| [[West Walker Water Authority]] || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | [[1998]] || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | - || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | - ||  ||
|-
| Prichard, Mobile County || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | [[1999]] || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | - || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | - || filed again in 2009 ||
|-
| [[Visionland|West Jefferson Amusement & Public Park Authority]] || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | [[2002]] || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | - || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | [[2003]] || assets sold at auction ||
|-
| [[Etowah Solid Waste Disposal Authority]] || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | [[2002]] || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | - || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | - ||  ||
|-
| Millport, Lamar County || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | [[2002]] || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | - || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | - ||  ||
|-
| Prichard, Mobile County || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | [[2009]] || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | - || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | - || filed previously in 1999 ||
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| [[Jefferson County]] || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | [[2011]] || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | $4,230,000,000 || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | [[2013]] ||  ||
|-
| [[Fairfield]] || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | [[2020]] || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | - || style="text-align: right; padding-right: 1em;" | - ||  ||
|-
|}


==References==
==References==
* Faulk, Kent (November 10, 2011) "Alabama's 11 municipal bankruptcies now incude Jefferson County" {{BN}}
* Faulk, Kent (November 10, 2011) "Alabama's 11 municipal bankruptcies now include Jefferson County" {{BN}}
* Faulk, Kent (May 20, 2020) "City of Fairfield files for bankruptcy" {{BN}}


[[Category:Jefferson County]]
[[Category:Financial crises]]
[[Category:Financial crises]]
[[Category:Lists]]
[[Category:Lists of events|Municipal bankruptcies]]

Latest revision as of 15:13, 12 November 2020

This is a list of municipal bankruptcies in Alabama, including incorporated municipalities and public authorities in Alabama which have filed for protection from creditors under Chapter 9 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.

List

Municipality or Authority Year Debt claimed Year resolved Notes
Lipscomb 1991 - -
North Courtland, Lawrence County 1992 - -
Alabama State Fair Authority 1994 - - filed as Ch. 11, refiled as Ch. 9 in 1995
Greene County 1996 - -
West Walker Water Authority 1998 - -
Prichard, Mobile County 1999 - - filed again in 2009
West Jefferson Amusement & Public Park Authority 2002 - 2003 assets sold at auction
Etowah Solid Waste Disposal Authority 2002 - -
Millport, Lamar County 2002 - -
Prichard, Mobile County 2009 - - filed previously in 1999
Jefferson County 2011 $4,230,000,000 2013
Fairfield 2020 - -

References

  • Faulk, Kent (November 10, 2011) "Alabama's 11 municipal bankruptcies now include Jefferson County" The Birmingham News
  • Faulk, Kent (May 20, 2020) "City of Fairfield files for bankruptcy" The Birmingham News
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