Vice Mayor Scott Maxwell, baseball bat in hand, is going to bat for the Nationals and Astros to land in John Prince Park with a spring training facility. He points out that it is county land, which ultimately would have to be on board with such a plan. However, it would be in Lake Worth's utility service area. Palm Beach State College, already an electric customer, may be a partner to the plan as well. Click title for link.
“We don’t want to create any false expectations. We’re only in the exploratory stages,’’ said City Commissioner Scott Maxwell. “Pardon the baseball pun, but we’re just trying to figure out who’s on first and what’s on second.’’It is noteworthy that the story on the possible spring training facility appeared on the front page of the Palm Beach Post's print edition today, slightly above the fold. The story about the EarthFirst! protesters at FPL's Juno Beach headquarters had a picture of them on page B1, with the story on B6.
Still, city officials say they are cautiously optimistic about the prospect of the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals sharing a spring training complex on 80-some acres in the 728-acre park just south of Lake Worth Road and west of Lake Osborne.
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