After 14 Years, Today’s County Vote Could Finally Land Marlins Stadium

The Marlins plans for a new stadium is one county vote away fromreality, but it will most likely come wit more concessions. (Click to see in larger view) The Florida Marlins are hoping that after 14 years, today will be the day they finally land a baseball-only stadium in the Miami area. County commissioners will vote whether to approve the $639 million stadium project this afternoon. The passage of the funding package has seemed to gain momentum after city officials voted 3-2 in favor of the deal, but only after concessions were made. Those concessions, which include a greater share of the profits for the county and city if the team is sold after construction, and a promise that at least half of the people who will build the stadium will be hired from South Florida, seem to open the door for the county to try and gain concessions of their own. Miami-Dade Commissioner Carlos Gimenez has called for scrapping the existing contracts and writing new ones, with the public contribution ...