Friday, April 09, 2004
Mayor Proposes Baseball Stadium at RFK
The Washington Times reports that Washington, D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams will propose full public funding of a $340 million baseball stadium in Washington. The facility would be constructed in the RFK Stadium parking lot.
The city's previous proposal called for a $425 million stadium at a different site, with the club's owner expected to contribute $125 million toward the project. Columnist Thom Loverro writes:
"[T]he Williams administration and the Malek group finally came to an inevitable realization: This is Major League Baseball's game of extortion, and, contrary to the delusions of [one] Councilman ... baseball holds all the cards."
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The Washington Times reports that Washington, D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams will propose full public funding of a $340 million baseball stadium in Washington. The facility would be constructed in the RFK Stadium parking lot.
The city's previous proposal called for a $425 million stadium at a different site, with the club's owner expected to contribute $125 million toward the project. Columnist Thom Loverro writes:
"[T]he Williams administration and the Malek group finally came to an inevitable realization: This is Major League Baseball's game of extortion, and, contrary to the delusions of [one] Councilman ... baseball holds all the cards."
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