In a recent poll of registered voters in Arlington, Virginia, 64 percent said they were opposed to building a new baseball stadium to draw the Montreal Expos, while 29 percent favored the plan. Meanwhile, in a recent poll of residents of Arlington, Virginia, 55 percent said they were in support of building a new baseball stadium, while 38 percent opposed the plan.
In other news, an economic impact study by George Mason University professor Stephen Fuller predicts $800 million in new state and local revenue from a stadium, while an economic impact study by University of Maryland professors Brad Humphreys and
Dennis Coates found that the presence of pro sports teams tends to lower per-capita income.
We hope this clears things up.