CapeFish Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 http://www.univision.com/content/content.j...9516&cid=598727 Univision has jumped on this stadium bandwagon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boog Sciambi Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 http://www.univision.com/content/content.j...9516&cid=598727 Univision has jumped on this stadium bandwagon. 761152[/snapback] this is where having a spanish girlfriend pays off :thumbup even though i didn't know what they were saying i still knew about this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephisto Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 http://www.univision.com/content/content.j...9516&cid=598727 Univision has jumped on this stadium bandwagon. 761152[/snapback] this is where having a spanish girlfriend pays off :thumbup even though i didn't know what they were saying i still knew about this! 761205[/snapback] what part of spain is she from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreshFish Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 Descarga Deportiva will be live from Tallahassee on Tuesday and Wednesday to cover the expected Senate vote. The show will also grow an extra hour for those days. http://www.DescargaDeportiva.com/ From http://www.descargadeportiva.com/news.html We need your support in the sales tax rebate for the stadium for Miami Dade County. We have always been there for you and supported you in every way. When you were here a couple of months ago, we helped you by voting "NO" to the casinos in the parimutuels. We need you NOW. Miami-Dade county helped elect you and President George W. Bush. The stadium will generate more than enough revenue to add to the sales tax that the state collects. If only the same amount of people go to the new stadium that attended last year, about 2.5 million, based on an average expenditure of $35.00 per person (A VERY LOW ESTIMATE,WHEN YOU CONSIDER A TICKET, PARKING, FOOD & DRINK, SOUVENIRS, SHIRTS, BALLS, ETC), the stadium ALONE will generate $6,652,500 in sales tax revenue for the state. Once you add the revenues generated by additional events that can be held at this county-owned facility, the number gets even bigger. It is a WIN-WIN situation for everyone. The impact on the the restaurant and businesses in the surrounding area and neighborhood will also generate new revenues for both the county and the state. In addition, the pride, the goodwill and intangible benefits that a successful team such as the Marlins brings the community and the entire state cannot be easily measured. Please help all the citizens of Miami-Dade County and approve the sales tax rebate. It is good business for everyone. If I can give a rebate of $2.00 and get back over $6.65, I will do that every day of the week. This is NOT a matter of public funds being used for private entities. The stadium will be owned by the citizens of Miami-Dade County. Please do not fail us now. SHOW YOUR SUPPORT OF THE STADIUM FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY. 758733[/snapback] Do you know if they will start the show one hour early? (5-7PM) or will they start at their regular schedule and have two hours? (6-8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreshFish Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 I called the radio station and they will have the show from 6pm to 8pm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlinsneedastadium Posted May 3, 2005 Author Share Posted May 3, 2005 Tomorrow there will also be a protest in favor of the stadium at 5pm in front of the store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Moneyball Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 Any news Cape? Even the smallest tid-bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapeFish Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 Me is looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapeFish Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 Holy s***! Codina is in now! He is Gov. Bush's former real estate partner and head honcho of Codina which is the largest development and realty company in South Florida. Many of you may recognize it back when it was Codina-Bush. Codina built the Dolphin Mall amongst its recent projects. http://www.palmbeachpost.com/politics/cont...503marlins.html Codina is one who may be interested in investing in this. I have mentioned this before. He is a big Malrins baseball fan (he holds many Marlins season tickets personally as does his company) and has big weigh locally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DcFishFan Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 Here's the Herald's recent report. Not good, folks, not good. I KNEW it was a bad idea to tack the Marlins deal on with the NASCAR HOF, Orlando arena renovations, etc... Marlins seeking a miracle to get subsidy from state Miami Mayor Manny Diaz is personally pushing a bill in Tallahassee to help the Marlins build a stadium, but the measure appears lifeless in the state Senate. BY LESLEY CLARK [email protected] TALLAHASSEE - Miami Mayor Manny Diaz prowled the halls of the Capitol on Monday, lobbying state senators for a $60 million sales-tax subsidy for a new ballpark for the Florida Marlins, even as prospects for state cash appeared increasingly remote. The state House of Representatives signed off on the subsidy almost a week ago, but the measure, loaded with millions of dollars in tax breaks for other sports facilities, remains moribund in the Senate. Reviving the measure, Senate Majority Leader Alex Villalobos and Senate President Tom Lee said Monday, would require a nod from two-thirds of the chamber. ''And what do you think the odds would be we could get two-thirds for the Marlins when hundreds of other bills are hung up?'' Villalobos said. ``It's pretty much impossible.'' The Marlins might have had their best shot at victory this year -- the club lined up critical support from Miami-Dade County and the city of Miami before approaching the state -- but the Miami-Dade delegation's success at getting the measure out of the House last week may have doomed it in the Senate. Because the Senate version of the Marlins legislation and the accompanying measures have not been heard by the Senate budget committee, it would take a two-thirds vote of the chamber to have the Marlins legislation considered by the entire chamber. ''I don't think it's very favorable,'' Lee said of the outlook for the proposal. ``If you don't have the votes, it's sort of an exercise in futility.'' To get the Marlins measure out of the House, Miami-Dade legislators added it to another bill that provides tax subsidies to other sports facilities, including a proposed NASCAR Hall of Fame. That move guaranteed that the bill had enough support from legislators across the state to pass out of the House, but the measure now carries a price tag that has an already-skeptical Senate balking. ''They added the convention centers and NASCAR and a partridge in a pear tree,'' Villalobos said. ``The president has been telling them for two weeks not to load it up.'' Diaz, though, who watched last week from the gallery as the House revived the measure, was undaunted. He said he planned to personally lobby Lee and wouldn't leave Tallahassee until the measure passed or until Friday, the last scheduled day of the 60-day legislative session. ''Don't write the obituary yet,'' Diaz told reporters at the Capitol. ``It's not over until it's over.'' Diaz, who drove to Tallahassee on Sunday with lobbyist Al Lorenzo and a staffer, said he worked on his State of the City address on the long drive and is still hoping he can include news of a Marlins deal in his address next week. ''I'm always the eternal optimist,'' Diaz said. ``I'm here until I see it through. It's the last week. Anything can happen.'' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Moneyball Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 Do you see Codina becoming a partner in building the park if the Marlins don't get the money? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapeFish Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 Do you see Codina becoming a partner in building the park if the Marlins don't get the money? 761655[/snapback] I don't know what to tell you. Don't get your hopes up. However he has the money, likes the Marlins, works with the city and county, builds buildings, deals in real estate, and is a big friend of the governor. Codina helped the governor organize the group that got awarded ownership of the Jaguars up in Jacksonville. It was called Touchdown Jacksonville! and it was the really big underdog in that expansion race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollyberry Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 This just stinks :crying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapeFish Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 Don't cry Holly. This isn't over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollyberry Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 Don't cry Holly. This isn't over. 761661[/snapback] I will try not too Wayne :chair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Moneyball Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 I hope Loria and Co. have a contingency plan in place that doesn't include moving the team if this doesn't pass. New minority owners would be nice. :mischief Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapeFish Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 Let us see what develops. This isn't dead and there are still several avenues left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Moneyball Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 Is it a complete coincidence that WB-39 is showing the episode in which a baseball team relocates to another city? Dancin' away my hunger pangs Moving my feet so my stomach won't hurt I'm kinda like Jesus but not in a sac religious way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Shadow Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 Holy s***! Codina is in now! He is Gov. Bush's former real estate partner and head honcho of Codina which is the largest development and realty company in South Florida. Many of you may recognize it back when it was Codina-Bush. Codina built the Dolphin Mall amongst its recent projects. http://www.palmbeachpost.com/politics/cont...503marlins.html Codina is one who may be interested in investing in this. I have mentioned this before. He is a big Malrins baseball fan (he holds many Marlins season tickets personally as does his company) and has big weigh locally. 761653[/snapback] Codina could be buying up property around the Orange site? Cape e-mail me for info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapeFish Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 E-mailed you Teal Shadow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapeFish Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 Codina in the News Codina plans 1,000-acre industrial park Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prinmemito Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 Another idea is for Codina to partner up with Marlins to build the stadium. He could fund half the costs and and be half owner. I think that could work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapeFish Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 Codina would not replace Dade County IMO. If he were to get involved, it would be as a limited partner to the Marlins, LP. We could see him make the difference that the state would have of $2 million a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlins2003 Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 Just for you otherwise uninformed, Codina is one of three enities that Fat Hank was shilling for earlier in the process when he talked about deep pockets who would buy the team for cheap when Loria failed. Codina wants to OWN the team, not be a partner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapeFish Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 The issue with Codina is that owning the team by himself would debilitate his capital capabilities for projects. He could easily own it though. I doubt Loria would sell though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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