[AntiScumbag]

I think this Mayor also got dumped because they taxed for a new baseball stadium for the Marlins even though their attendance is poor. I have a relative down in Key West who mentioned this.

Nope. Not one penny of current property taxes goes to the stadium. The bonds will be repaid by the existing 6% hotel bed tax (paid almost exclusively by tourists,) 1% of which is designated for sports facilities. Only in the future event that bed tax revenues are insufficient will any general revenues be used. No part of any property tax increase was due to the stadium.

But, don't let your or your relative's lack of knowledge stop you from engaging in inaccurate and unfounded speculation.

[Frantzie]

Yeah let’s just tax the tourist to build a stadium. Like it makes it any better. Politicians building ball fields for wealth team owners. It is still corruption.

[wardaddy]

no need to be tacky to frantzie...he/she was merely poorly informed..hardly a flameworthy post

[Rome2000]

Eff Carlos Alvarex, the MDX, and the donkey they came into town on. This asshole along with his apparatchiks have set up tolls every mile and a half on every godamm highway in the county, with ridiculous highway construction projects that have been going on for the last 15 years with no visible improvement on highway congestion.

Next step is to get a GOP fed DOJ to put every last County Commissioner in jail, that coming as soon as the commie in the White House gets bounced out on his ass.

[Justa]

Why should public funds be used for a private sports stadium?

Can I tax you for my back yard? For $60 I’ll allow you to come over and sit in a chair for two hours.

[Notary Sojac]

It’s still corporate welfare.