Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Astros, Nationals rule out Lake Worth

BREAKING NEWS - Click title for link. The teams still want to pursue the Haverhill site in West Palm Beach, but the city said that is has moved on. Check out the renderings of the once-potential baseball stadium location in John Prince Park. It's the first time that I have seen these. This is from the article:
Muoio also has encouraged the teams to look at John Prince Park – owned by Palm Beach County and located just west of Lake Worth – as an alternative.
But the Astros and Nationals, in a statement released this morning to The Palm Beach Post, said they were again ruling out John Prince Park as a potential site for their shared complex. The statement said the teams remain focused on the West Palm Beach site.
“At the request of community leaders and elected officials the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals revisited the possibility of locating their spring training facility at John Prince Park,’’ the statement said.
“After a comprehensive review, John Prince Park is no longer being considered as an option because of the geographical limitations and environmental restrictions which make it unfeasible for this project.
“We thank community leaders in and around Lake Worth for their sincere interest and we hope they will support our vision to build a facility at the Haverhill site in West Palm Beach.”