April 30, 200422 yr Deal for new park taking shape Loria hopes state will pick up remaining $30 million By Joe Frisaro / MLB.com SAN FRANCISCO -- Progress is being made in the Marlins' push for a new ballpark, but there remains a gap in funding that the team hopes the state will fill. The Marlins reached agreement Thursday with the city of Miami and Miami-Dade County on a baseball-only park next to the Orange Bowl. To seal the deal, $30 million in funding on the $325 million project must still be raised. The team is pushing the Florida Legislature for a tax rebate that would bridge the gap. From the outset, the state has firmly said such a subsidy won't happen this year. The legislative session ends on Friday, and team owner Jeffrey Loria hopes the state has a change of heart. Team president David Samson was in Tallahassee on Wednesday, but didn't make progress. "We made a major step for all of us in Florida," Loria said after the Marlins beat the Giants, 4-3, Thursday afternoon at SBC Park. "We're hopeful that the Legislature in its good wisdom will see the importance of keeping baseball in South Florida. We still need to fill that gap. And we still have one more day to go." According to the Miami Herald, the agreement with the city calls for the Marlins to pay $157 million. The city of Miami would supply the property and add $28 million in tourist development tax. The county would chip in $120 million. The stadium would seat 38,000 and have a retractable roof.
April 30, 200422 yr i saw some overhead sketches and the seating charts are not like in new stadium that the seats take different angles the outfield has no nooks and crannies. i don't think the park will be retro to cut cost. we'll have to wait to see the sketches and not overhead views. *prays for retro ballpark*
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