DC City Council approves ballpark financing
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Washington, DC (Sports Network) - The DC City Council took a major step on Tuesday in planning to build a new ballpark to house the Washington Nationals.
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A new stadium for Major League  Baseball in Washington D.C. will cost around $90 million more  than the mayor expects, the city's independent chief financial  officer told the City Council Thursday.
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Residents packed the District of Columbia Council chambers Thursday to praise or pan the mayor&#39;s $440 million proposal to refurbish RFK Stadium and build a new ballpark for the Montreal Expos.
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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.
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WASHINGTON -- The DC City Council is scheduled to vote today on a revised plan to build a new baseball stadium, and two top city officials say everyone now seems to be on the same page.
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Moving the Expos to Washington is subject to approval from MLB owners and the DC council approving financing for a new stadium by Dec. 31.
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The deal to bring baseball back to Washington DC has been described as close to dead by city mayor Anthony Williams. His pronouncement came after the city council insisted a new ballpark be part-funded by
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WASHINGTON -- Local businesses won&#39;t be alone in helping to pay for DC&#39;s new baseball stadium. The Washington Post reported a utilities tax paid by the federal government will contribute about $6 million per year to cover the stadium bonds.
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The Washington, D.C., City Council  will debate stadium funding again on Tuesday after the mayor,  the council chair and Major League Baseball officials reached  agreement on a new financing strategy.
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Dousing a flicker of hope that Las Vegas could land the Montreal Expos baseball team, the Washington, DC council on Tuesday finalized a last-minute deal to bring the franchise to the nation&#39;s capital.
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District of Columbia Council Chairman Linda Cropp, left, and Washington Mayor Tony Williams announce a baseball stadium financing agreement they say is acceptable to Major League Baseball during a news conference in Washington, Monday, Dec. 20, 2004.
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Financing for a ballpark for the Washington-bound Expos would be capped at $630 million under an amendment approved Tuesday by the District of Columbia Council.
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The District of Columbia's City Council narrowly approved today a modified plan to build a 41,000-seat baseball stadium for the Nationals, the former Montreal Expos.
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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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Chairman Linda W. Cropp adds baseball to the agenda to Tuesday's D.C. Council meeting, clearing the way for a possible reconsideration of the private funding legislation.
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Description: Washington, DC&#39;s City Council has thrown a wicked curveball at plans to attract Major League Baseball&#39;s Expos.
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If the Washington Nationals never win a pennant, they have no reason to ever doubt that DC loves them. Yesterday, the District City Council tentatively approved a tab for a publicly financed ballpark that could amount to as much as $630 million.