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Here’s the deal....because the media isn’t going to explain the whole bit and pieces.

First, Prince George’s county in Maryland wants tax payer revenue...so if you could entice the FBI to move their headquarters out to the end of Prince George’s county...then most of the $75k to $120k employees would be living around the Prince George’s county area. More property value, more construction, more personal income taxes, more sales tax, more gas tax.

Second, the stadium is a money-maker for the Prince George’s county folks but it won’t attracts folks for roughly eight Sundays in a year. So it’s not a huge money maker. Hotels? Some folks prefer to stay over in Arlington and Alexandria...so Prince George’s county doesn’t make the profit.

Third, the DC crowd would love to build another stadium over near the Nationals ballpark. To be honest, they’ve reserved space (not the city, but land and property developers). It would make perfect sense to put another huge stadium up. But even better...there’s Anacosta Park across the river, with interstate access with hundreds of feet. The city could quickly rig up a deal to swap the Park for other property and make everyone happy.

What’s all this have to do with the FBI? Nothing. The FBI wants real estate over in Virginia and has already made that clear. They’d prefer to sign a long-term lease for the major operations center and maybe buy something next to it to buy a fancy headquarters building. Access to the interstate and Metro is their priority.

So this is all a game that Maryland, DC and Virginia power-player are playing. The DC crowd is angry over losing the training camp area to Richmond, and Maryland is ready to admit that the football stadium they have....isn’t much of a money-maker.