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WHY BUILD A NEW STADIUM WHEN RFK SITS UNUSED?

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WHY BUILD A NEW STADIUM WHEN RFK SITS UNUSED?

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Major League Baseball considers the District of Columbia part of the geographic territory of the Baltimore Orioles; it doesn’t think that way about Northern Virginia. Virginia Baseball’s spokesman says RFK can’t be renovated to provide the luxury boxes (sold to corporations, etc., at very high prices) which are a key to the financial viability of baseball teams. The Proposed Stadium WHO DECIDES WHERE THE STADIUM IS LOCATED AND WHO BUILDS IT? *The Baseball Stadium Authority, created by the General Assembly, is charged with selecting a site, negotiating a lease with a baseball team, and building the stadium. It is composed currently of seven members appointed by the Governor, four from Fairfax and three from Loudoun. The law required that four of the Authority’s members come from the jurisdiction in which the stadium is to be built. WHAT HAPPENS IF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL DOESN’T COME? The stadium doesn’t get built. The Stadium Authority cannot proceed much beyond site selection until it h

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