November 05, 2004
Cropp the presses!
Washington, D.C.'s WTOP news radio is reporting that D.C. council chair Linda Cropp is about to announce a competing plan to Mayor Anthony Williams' $540 million Expos stadium bill. Cropp's plan would move the stadium site to the current parking lot of RFK Stadium, for an estimated savings of more than $100 million in construction costs. With Williams' bill widely believed to be holding onto a slim two-vote margin - one of whom is Cropp - and just four days left before the council is set to vote on it, this could make things very interesting indeed.
COMMENTS
If we can refer to Murphy's Law here, since the original plan already ballooned to $540 million, safely allowing us to imagine it will cost much more, then Cropps's savings will allow the city to save a little money and then spend it all over again when that plan goes over budget.
Will wonders never cease?
The stadium might yet cost the billion dollars that Montreal's Olympic Stadium did, although I may be allowing my imagination to run wild.
Posted by: Joel Heitin at November 5, 2004 06:20 PM
Posted by: Joel Heitin at November 5, 2004 06:20 PM
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