To address concerns posted by Marlins2003 and others about infrastructure and other funding.

 

The memo Burgess sent to the County Commision states the city could create Tax Increment financing district and a Community Development District to acquire more funds.

I dont know what to belive anymore :nugget

MARLINS RELOCATION TALKS

San Antonio officials get an inviteMarlins owner Jeffrey Loria invited seven San Antonio politicians to Florida's season opener April 3 in Houston.

 

BY BARRY JACKSON bjackson@MiamiHerald.com As the Marlins continue discussing a possible relocation to San Antonio, owner Jeffrey Loria has decided to watch his team's regular-season opener with seven of the city's most influential politicians.

 

San Antonio Mayor Phil Hardberger, Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff, district attorney Susan Reed and four county commission members accepted Loria's invitation to join him for the Marlins' April 3 opener against the Astros in Houston, officials from San Antonio and the Marlins confirmed Thursday.

 

''It's positive,'' Wolff said of the invitation. ``We've got a long way to go.''

 

Loria, who was unavailable for comment, has not met with any of the politicians because discussions with the city have been handled primarily by team president David Samson.

 

Bexar County (San Antonio) has offered the Marlins a deal in which voters would be asked to extend a hotel and car rental tax to cover $200 million toward an open-air stadium that Wolff estimates will cost at least $300 million, a figure that some believe is too low. Wolff hopes Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan would help with the campaign.

 

The Marlins told Wolff last week that the team and Major League Baseball are taking a few weeks to study the viability of San Antonio as a major-league market before responding to the proposal. Among the issues the Marlins are exploring are how much revenue a cable TV deal in San Antonio would generate.

 

Though the Marlins continue to speak with San Antonio officials regularly, discussions about building a stadium locally remain stalled. Even with a contribution from the Marlins and Miami-Dade County, the team needs an additional $100 million and free land to put together a deal.

 

The Marlins say a stadium locally would cost more than $400 million and must have a retractable roof.

Samson keeps in contact with Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina, but significant progress has not been made in stadium talks. Though the Marlins have met with officials from Homestead and Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, neither option is considered realistic.

 

Wolff has said the Marlins would need to negotiate a memorandum of understanding before a stadium financing item is placed on the ballot. The deadline for calling a Nov. 7 election would be early August.

The Marlins -- who say they will play at least two but no more than five more seasons at Dolphins Stadium -- have permission to explore relocation but have not applied to move. Relocation would require approval of three-quarters of major-league owners.

 

The Herald

 

This seems to be regurgitated info from the article that appeared on MySA.com.

 

Tonights interview with Robaina should shed a lot of light on whether this rumor is true or not.

Of course they are going to tell us good news right before opening day. ''99.9%'' They like to cover them self by .1%

 

Is this the crying wolf story?

Of course they are going to tell us good news right before opening day. ''99.9%'' They like to cover them self by .1%

 

Is this the crying wolf story?

 

low espectations, no dissapointment.

 

just wait until the news are out.

SoFlaFish,

 

Your post with the statement about commercial-only wouldn't hurt the ballpark because commercial development would allow the "fun-zone" people have spoken about and the residential units could be added well in the future once the UDB has been expanded and the site properly prepared for hosting residents.

 

I think the commercial "fun-zone" with a ballpark would beat out Codina's expectations on the profits from the land being developed as commercial/industrial space. I think a corner sports pub makes more money for everyone involved than an accountant's office. Plus the location would be a much better fit.