May 05, 2004
Marlins stadium plan in limbo
The Florida Marlins say they could go ahead with groundbreaking for their $367 million stadium project (up from $325 million with the inclusion of an accompanying parking garage) even with a $30 million funding gap remaining, but it sounds more like that the team will hunt around first for someone else to pick up the remaining tab. "There are things that need to get resolved before we can even think about a groundbreaking. We have a $30 million gap that needs to be addressed," said Marlins VP P.J. Loyello, stunning observers who hadn't realized the team had any front-office employees other than David Samson.
The city and county's $158 million subsidy to the project may not be decided so quickly, anyway - the city and county commissions may wait until after May 17, when more info will be known about the sale of the Miami Arena (which is supposed to raise money for the stadium, though it's still not exactly clear how), to vote on the stadium plan.
