November 21, 200817 yr Judge Issues Final Ruling In Marlins Ballpark Case MIAMI (CBS4) ― The Florida Marlins are a big step closer to getting their new downtown Miami ballpark after a judge rejected the last piece of a lawsuit challenging the project. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Jeri Beth Cohen said in an order released Friday that no voter referendum was required for the stadium's financing plan. The ruling tracks a decision in September by the Florida Supreme Court in a similar case. Cohen earlier ruled for the Marlins and city and county officials on other claims in the lawsuit challenging the plan for the stadium and other projects by auto dealer Norman Braman. Braman has promised to appeal. The Marlins hope to begin play in 2011 in the new 37,000-seat stadium on the site of the old Orange Bowl in Little Havana. Braman's lawsuit contends the County's Megaplan proposal improperly diverts money intended to fix urban blight and should be put to a public vote. The Megaplan project includes construction of a new $515 million, 37,000-seat, retractable-roof stadium for the Marlins. It also includes plans for construction of a tunnel to the Port of Miami, a park at Bicentennial Park, the payoff of a large construction debt at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts and possibly the creation of a streetcar system. (? MMVIII, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.) http://cbs4.com/local/Marlins.stadium.braman.2.870345.html
November 21, 200817 yr Does this mean we're getting our stadium?!! Its much more likely :thumbup Now how has the economy screwed up Loria's end of the deal....will he have his part of the monies needed ? That is the big question.
November 21, 200817 yr Looks like Braman's getting strapped to that seat in the middle of the 836 after all. :mischief
November 21, 200817 yr Marlins prevail: Judge rules no need for stadium referendum BY Admin LEBOWITZ llebowitz@MiamiHerald.com The Florida Marlins are a step closer to getting their new publicly funded retractable roof ballpark on the site of the Orange Bowl. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Jeri Beth Cohen on Friday rejected the last piece of a lawsuit challenging the project brought by auto dealer Norman Braman. In an order released Friday afternoon, Cohen said no voter referendum was required for the 37,000-seat stadium's financing plan. Cohen earlier ruled for the Marlins and city and county officials on other claims in Braman's lawsuit challenging the plan for the stadium and other projects. Braman has vowed to appeal. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-n...ory/782033.html
November 21, 200817 yr Does this mean we're getting our stadium?!! Its much more likely :thumbup Now how has the economy screwed up Loria's end of the deal....will he have his part of the monies needed ? That is the big question. The lack of payroll the Marlins have played with the last three seasons has probably made Loria over $100 Million by itself.
November 21, 200817 yr FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matt Roebuck Friday, Nov. 21, 2008 mroebuck@marlins.com 305-626-7476 STATEMENT REGARDING VICTORY IN BRAMAN LITIGATION Marlins President David Samson?s statement regarding Braman litigation: ?We are very happy that Judge Cohen has entered the final judgment. We always knew that the facts and the law made it impossible for Norman Braman to prevail. We now look forward to creating thousands of jobs and doing our part to make Miami an even greater world-class city.? # # # #
November 21, 200817 yr Seems like the baseball God's have answered our prayers. :notworthy Now, if Stormin' Norman decides to appeal does any one know if that will slow down the process of building the stadium? I swear, sue the a-hole for cost overruns. Jackie
November 21, 200817 yr Whats sad is that we were supposed to break ground this month..... Dunno how long it takes to do that, but the grounds are completely empty at the moment. Even the old scoreboard is gone. Hell, I'll grab a shovel! LOL! Jackie
November 21, 200817 yr Whats sad is that we were supposed to break ground this month..... Dunno how long it takes to do that, but the grounds are completely empty at the moment. Even the old scoreboard is gone. Hell, I'll grab a shovel! LOL! Jackie My rep said they have been having meetings etc and look to break in the spring. We can only hope.
November 22, 200817 yr Does this mean we're getting our stadium?!! Its much more likely :thumbup Now how has the economy screwed up Loria's end of the deal....will he have his part of the monies needed ? That is the big question. The lack of payroll the Marlins have played with the last three seasons has probably made Loria over $100 Million by itself. Not according to some of the accountants we have on this board. They have just barely been scraping by........
November 22, 200817 yr Does this mean we're getting our stadium?!! Its much more likely :thumbup Now how has the economy screwed up Loria's end of the deal....will he have his part of the monies needed ? That is the big question. The lack of payroll the Marlins have played with the last three seasons has probably made Loria over $100 Million by itself. Not according to some of the accountants we have on this board. They have just barely been scraping by........ Good to see you were able to take your hood off long enough to be able to type. Too bad you still don't make much sense.
November 22, 200817 yr I don't the exact language in front of me but I particularly liked the last sentence which says the court retains jurisdiction to hear any claims for repayment of legal fees and associated costs arising from the suit. Which is a nice way of saying, "Mr. Braman, be careful how you proceed lest the defendants turn around and sue 'you'. Maybe if you just go away..."
November 23, 200817 yr I don't the exact language in front of me but I particularly liked the last sentence which says the court retains jurisdiction to hear any claims for repayment of legal fees and associated costs arising from the suit. Which is a nice way of saying, "Mr. Braman, be careful how you proceed lest the defendants turn around and sue 'you'. Maybe if you just go away..." Lol, I noticed that too. This all makes me very happy!!! Now... I want season tickets!!!!! (getting my hopes up already)
November 24, 200817 yr Time for some renderings... They said they're gonna schedule an event for the unveiling a week or two after thanksgiving.
November 24, 200817 yr Braman said he is going to file another suit, but it looks like this is done. I was reading some MLS stuff and FC Barcelona is backing the Miami MLS team which will invest in some of this project so that they can guarantee their spot in MLS. If they will be supporting the parking garage etc... this could end up going really smoothly.
November 24, 200817 yr Braman said he is going to file another suit, but it looks like this is done. I was reading some MLS stuff and FC Barcelona is backing the Miami MLS team which will invest in some of this project so that they can guarantee their spot in MLS. If they will be supporting the parking garage etc... this could end up going really smoothly. I thought it was all but assured if MLS comes back it happens at FIU?
November 24, 200817 yr Braman said he is going to file another suit, but it looks like this is done. I was reading some MLS stuff and FC Barcelona is backing the Miami MLS team which will invest in some of this project so that they can guarantee their spot in MLS. If they will be supporting the parking garage etc... this could end up going really smoothly. I thought it was all but assured if MLS comes back it happens at FIU? I am looking for the link now they had one on ESPN and then one on MLS rumors. But the thing was now that St. Louis has Albert Pujols as an investor the Bracelona/FC Barcelona investors needed to add more to make their bid more worth while. Which was going back to location included with the Marlins. The other bids - Montreal withdrew, Ottawa seems to be too small of a market, and then Vancouver(had the best proposal many leagues has seen-including the NFL), but the MLS wants american cities to grow sponsorship which really left Portland, St. Louis and Miami.
November 24, 200817 yr Braman said he is going to file another suit, but it looks like this is done. I was reading some MLS stuff and FC Barcelona is backing the Miami MLS team which will invest in some of this project so that they can guarantee their spot in MLS. If they will be supporting the parking garage etc... this could end up going really smoothly. I thought it was all but assured if MLS comes back it happens at FIU? I am looking for the link now they had one on ESPN and then one on MLS rumors. But the thing was now that St. Louis has Albert Pujols as an investor the Bracelona/FC Barcelona investors needed to add more to make their bid more worth while. Which was going back to location included with the Marlins. The other bids - Montreal withdrew, Ottawa seems to be too small of a market, and then Vancouver(had the best proposal many leagues has seen-including the NFL), but the MLS wants american cities to grow sponsorship which really left Portland, St. Louis and Miami. Where would the expansion team play? I have heard that its possible that they will play either close to or in the Marlins stadium, but its being built as a baseball only stadium, no? Someone mentioned FIU in a post and that seems more logical. Especially, since they plan to add seats to the stadium as time goes on.
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