Looks like we got a seventh inning stretch here. The state legislature has made some changes to its "sports facilities incentive program" and better aligning financing with the realities of the real world. This was in response to Palm Beach County's lobbying efforts during this year's legislative session which ended. Of note, this article is by Christine Stapleton. Click title for link. Perhaps Mr. Ostrowski was sent to the bullpen for a bit. From the article:
Palm Beach County’s effort to build a new two-team baseball stadium got a boost Friday when Florida lawmakers approved a bill that sweetens financing options for building spring-training stadiums that the Legislature just created in 2013.Remember to click here to support Spring baseball in Palm Beach County!
“We’ve been working on this for such a long time,” said County Commissioner Shelley Vana. “This is another step in the right direction.”
The county already has Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter for the Miami Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals, but county officials have been in discussions with the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals about building a spring training facility that could house them both somewhere in the county. Boca Raton, West Palm Beach and John Prince Park west of Lake Worth have been some of the locations most recently discussed.
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