I’ve recently noted controversy in Jefferson County, Alabama and their efforts to sign a lobbying contract.  Now comes news that Book Hill Partners withdrew its intent to work with the county, according to this Birmingham Business Journal report.

Originally, County Commissioners planned to pay Book Hill nearly $1 million to lobby the federal government for assistance with its $3.2 billion sewer debt. But the contract stoked ire among county residents, who protested on the steps of the Jefferson County Courthouse while commissioners voted to hire the firm.