April 09, 2004
D.C. makes new stadium pitch
Washington Mayor Anthony Williams has put forth yet another stadium plan to lure the Montreal Expos to D.C., this one for a $340 million facility to be built in the RFK Stadium parking lot, entirely with public money. Williams' previous proposal was for a $436 million stadium nearer to downtown, about $125 million of which would have been paid for by the team's new owners.
That's not the reason MLB hasn't given the Expos to D.C., though, but rather because the city council says it won't approve stadium funds unless MLB blinks first. Unless that's changed, the stalemate will likely continue, despite the mayor's attempts to sweeten the pot with the council's money.
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