Washington mayor, council chair reach deal on baseball stadium
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All that stands in the way of the Washington Nationals now is the Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies. Last night, District of Columbia Mayor Anthony Williams came up with a private
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Washington's decision to fund a baseball stadium highlights a debate over sports funding.
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Washington, D.C., Mayor Anthony  Williams on Wednesday said the deal to bring Major League  Baseball back to the U.S. capital was close to dead after the  city council changed the plan to require private financing.
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Washington, D.C., Mayor Anthony  Williams on Wednesday said the deal to bring baseball back to  the U.S. capital was close to dead after the city council  changed the plan to require private financing, a move Major  League Baseball called unacceptable.
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WASHINGTON - DC Mayor Tony Williams said he remains confident that a deal can be worked out to bring baseball back to the city after a 33-year hiatus.
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The deal to bring baseball back to  Washington, D.C, was described by Mayor Anthony Williams as  close to dead Wednesday after the City Council changed the plan  to require private financing, a move Major League Baseball  (MLB) called unacceptable.
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Washington, D.C., Mayor Anthony Williams on Wednesday signed a nearly &#36;1 billion stadium funding package, clearing the way for the city to begin work on a ballpark for a Major League Baseball team.
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A new stadium for Major League Baseball in Washington DC will cost around $90 million more than the mayor expects, the city&#39;s independent chief financial officer told the City Council Thursday.
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Baseball&#39;s plan to move the Expos to Washington might come apart after the District of Columbia Council voted Tuesday night to require private financing for at least half the cost of a new ballpark.
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Mayor Anthony A. Williams predicts he has enough votes to approve financing for a ballpark along the Anacostia waterfront.
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The DC Council granted preliminary approval to a baseball stadium financing package by a 6-4 vote with three abstentions yesterday, giving DC Mayor Anthony A. Williams a narrow victory for his often-polarizing project.
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MLB owners have voted 29-1 to approve the proposed move of the Montreal Expos to Washington for the 2005 season. The decision is still subject to the District of Columbia government enacting funding for a new stadium.
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Mayor Anthony A. Williams predicted Monday he has enough votes in the District of Columbia Council to approve financing for a ballpark for the Expos in the location agreed to in the team's contract to relocate to the capital.
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Washington Mayor Anthony Williams attends the DC Council baseball debate, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2004, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta).
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As Major League Baseball&#39;s deadline for funding a Washington stadium nears, the debate has gotten down and dirty. For months, Northern Virginia officials had been good sports about losing the Montreal Expos to the District of Columbia in September.
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Washington, D.C., Mayor Anthony  Williams will try to get financing for a Major League Baseball  stadium back on the city council agenda next week after the  council added a deal-breaking provision to the original bill,  the mayor's spokesman said on Thursday.
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The deal to bring Major League  Baseball back to Washington, D.C, was described by Mayor  Anthony Williams as close to dead Wednesday after the City  Council changed the plan to require private financing.