Monday, September 19, 2005

Yeah, about that stadium project...

Here's a surprise: District officials can't agree on a design of the new baseball stadium. The disputes appear to relate primarily to sight-lines and the positioning of the stadium relative to surrounding buildings. Not a big deal, right? Wrong. The District is in danger of missing important deadlines, which could push back the sale of the team.

Well, at least the Mayor is still hearing voices:

"It's taking longer than if this was being done by a private developer, where one guy makes a single decision, but it's not longer than one should reasonably expect in a public environment," said Development Director Stephen M. Green, who is overseeing the stadium development on a daily basis for Williams. "This is a public building. There are a lot of voices, and there should be. Ultimately, the mayor makes the call, and he's good at hearing multiple voices."

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