Field of Schemes: D.C. businesses: Tax that guy behind tree

November 02, 2004

D.C. businesses: Tax that guy behind tree

D.C. mayor Anthony Williams has insisted that his stadium tax on local businesses couldn't be spent on other city needs, because business leaders wouldn't agree to it - but now they're starting to balk at paying so much for the stadium as well. D.C. Chamber of Commerce President Barbara Lang says she'll withhold support of the mayor's stadium plan unless it's re-jiggered to reduce the burden on small businesses (already being discussed by the D.C. council) and reduced in length from 30 years to four, to provide "seed money" for the stadium, with the rest of the nut being paid out of the city's general fund. The council is scheduled to mark up the mayor's bill tomorrow, assuming that civil war hasn't broken out by then.

COMMENTS

Whatever, let's just get it done. Let's not blow it now, like Sharon Splat Kelly did with the Redskins. What a mistake! Tom
Posted by: Tom at November 2, 2004 01:32 PM

Doesn't DC have enough trouble keeping business from fleeing to the VA and MD suburbs.
Posted by: Michael Kim at November 2, 2004 01:43 PM

Nice link. Yeah, only the evil Republican party causes post election chaos. Riiiigggghhhhhtttttt.
Posted by: JP at November 2, 2004 04:20 PM