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Stadium News - Sort of

Apparently joining hands and singing Kumbaya is way too much to ask when it comes to the stadium deal.

The hurdles for Miami's $3 billion megaplan -- already the subject of a legal challenge by auto magnate Norman Braman -- keep growing with two crucial developments.

No. 1: Miami's police union, unhappy with how police staffing would be handled at the proposed new Florida Marlins baseball stadium, is trying to join Braman's suit against the city and county over a development blueprint that would also build a port tunnel and museum park downtown.

No. 2: Miami city commissioners, meanwhile, appear primed to revote on the entire megaplan later this month because of the hasty way it was first approved in December. Doing so could help beat back one piece of Braman's legal challenge, contending commissioners improperly rushed their historic vote.

Under city code, any legislation approved by the city must be distributed to commissioners five days prior to a vote. That didn't happen with the megaplan.

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So the city is going forward with plans for a revote, a move that could strengthen Miami's legal case -- but also force the city to publicly acknowledge rules were skirted the first time around.

The tentative revote date: April 24.

I'm not worried about the revote since the City of Miami has always supported a new stadium for the Marlins within the city limits. And assuming it passes once again, I'm not worried about the security officer squabble either, that will eventually work out.

Now someone cue Ringo Starr to sing the new stadium theme song:  And you know it don't come easy...

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April 24tb a Bad Omen?

Is it a bad omen that the stadium revote comes on the same day as the return of LOST?

Oh, and the word "revote" and Florida hasn't exactly been a winning combination. Let's hope it all works out.

by ads109 on Apr 10, 2008 10:46 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

big vote

I think I noticed a crucial point about the vote. At the Harball times they mentioned that the final vote is in July or something like that, and the Stadium must pass by a 75% vote. But the first vote only had to pass by 50%, and it barely passed.

Isn't there a solid chance they could get 4 commisioners to vote against the deal?

by elricsi on Apr 10, 2008 11:28 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

honestly

Truly nervous now, I hate everyone in the government, whether they seem to be classy upstanding people or not. stop playing with my frickin emotions. Anyway, what in the hell would they do with the empty piece of land anyway. I think economically a ballpark is the best way to go, nothing else will infuse the area with money.

P.S. So pumped for LOST, that should be a good omen.

by GMFB on Apr 10, 2008 11:49 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

sorry

My bad, it looks like I did not read it on the Hardball Times, but right here on FishStripes.

Also, it's a 2/3 vote needed to pass the final spending bill. What was the vote exactly when the stadium sort of passed before?

by elricsi on Apr 10, 2008 1:00 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

7-3

Three commissioners were absent.

by craig on Apr 10, 2008 6:19 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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