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From the north and east where most braves fans travel and not moving people into cobb from rail by atlanta. catch his drift. guess what people in and around cobb county? here s where your tax dollars are going to go. the new ballpark will cost a total of $672 million. the atlanta braves will be responsible for $372 million. all the residents of cobb county will be responsible for $300 million plus interest, which is a hefty chunk of change for a city with an $86 million budget deficit that will reportedly lead to the loss of 182 teachers. like i said, the best hustle going. joining me now is goldie taylor, contributor to msnbc. david o brien, reporter for the atlanta journal constitution, and david zi rn, my colleague at the nation where he is sports editor. david o brien, how did this whole thing go down, and did it take people by surprise? oh, it took everyone by surprise. in this day and age, it was miraculous they were able to ....
Braves well. the bottom line is i wasn t going spend the 150 to 200 million to prevent the braves from moving 12 miles away to a neighboring county that s going to fund their stadium to the tune of 45%. we re funding a football stadium with 20% public money, none of which is backstopped by the general fund. right now cobb county will fund 45%. i think that the braves are getting one of the best deals in america, so i don t have any bad feelings at all. i believe in our region. the atlanta braves will be a part of the metropolitan region and i feel like cobb county is shouldering part of the infrastructure burden for the city. so you see this as a partnership almost. i do. they re going invest $672 million in a new facility. we had a terrific forward. it was working just fine. we were prepared to invest in it and cobb came along and offered ....
They behave like spoiled children, they want new toys they re bored with their toys. sports teams believe they can extort new stadiums from local governments if they simply threaten to leave. the mayor stared down major league baseball s threat and said good luck with your new home wherever you go. enter, republican tim lee, the county commission chairman who offered the team a new home in the county in the northern suburb of atlanta. the baseball team announced yesterday they are going to move in 2017 to a new 42,000 seat stadium, ten miles northwest of downtown atlanta. the new smaller stadium will cost $672 million. atlanta s mayor reid said he could not match the offer of $450 million taxpayer dollars to ....
Children, they want new toys they re bored with their toys. sports teams believe they can extort new stadiums from local governments if they simply threaten to leave. the mayor stared down major league baseball s threat and said good luck with your new home wherever you go. enter, republican tim lee, the county commission chairman who offered the team a new home in the county in the northern suburb of atlanta. the baseball team announced yesterday they are going to move in 2017 to a new 42,000 seat stadium, ten miles northwest of downtown atlanta. the new smaller stadium will cost $672 million. atlanta s mayor reid said he could not match the offer of $450 million taxpayer dollars to ....
Wow. boy we all wish her well. now after setbacks over the weekend, there are signs of progresses from iran towards a potentially broad agreement with the u.s. and other nations concerning the nuclear program, a deal that would be organized with the u.n. would expand international monitoring of the country s nuclear sites. john kerrie said the iranians were not willing to accept the terms. back here in the states, the atlanta braves are out of turner field. they will be moving into a new 42,000 seat stadium, about 10 miles from downtown atlanta at a cost of $672 million. those new digs are expected to be ready to play ball in 2017. sports takes us from news right into the spin. college athletes could soon be cashing in. a judge will allow a lawsuit to go forward from a group of players who argue they deserve a share of the cut when the images ....