Posted on 08/25/2004 3:05:20 PM PDT by steve-b
McLEAN, Va. (AP) - As Major League Baseball officials met Wednesday with backers of a northern Virginia ballpark for the Montreal Expos, a second key lawmaker said he opposes a plan to finance the stadium with bonds backed by the "moral obligation" of the state.
Senate Finance Chairman John Chichester (R-Stafford) said a private business like a baseball club should not benefit from the state's moral obligation bonds, which have traditionally been used for local water quality projects and other public works....
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Interesting; will forward this to my son; thanks.
Washington doesent need a baseball team. They lost the Senators twice through lack of interest.
"If they can afford to pay players $100 million contracts, then they can afford to build their own stadium."
of course Governor Turnbuckle was in favor of state funding for the Vikings...
all depends on what sport he likes.
I personally want taxpayers to fund a new gun range for me.
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