Jan 27, 2009 4:22 pm US/Eastern
New Renderings Of Marlins Ballpark Released
City & County Commissioners To Vote On Final Contracts Feb. 13th
MIAMI (CBS4) ―
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New rendering of the Florida Marlins Stadium to be built on the site of the now-demolished Orange Bowl.
Urban Design Review Board/CBS
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New rendering of the Florida Marlins Stadium to be built on the site of the now-demolished Orange Bowl.
Urban Design Review Board/CBS
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New rendering of the Florida Marlins Stadium to be built on the site of the now-demolished Orange Bowl.
Urban Design Review Board/CBS
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New rendering of the Florida Marlins Stadium to be built on the site of the now-demolished Orange Bowl.
Urban Design Review Board/CBS
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New rendering of the Florida Marlins Stadium to be built on the site of the now-demolished Orange Bowl.
Urban Design Review Board/CBS
South Florida is getting a new look at the new Florida Marlins baseball stadium. On Tuesday,
new renderings were released of the stadium to be built in Little Havana, on the site of the now-demolished Orange Bowl.
The vote by Miami and Miami-Dade commissioners that could lead to the new stadium is scheduled for Feb. 13th. That's when commissioners will decide on the remaining contracts which include management, construction, assurance, non-relocation and parking.
At a news conference, the Miami-Dade County Manager George Burgess
said that he outlined what he hoped was a sweetened deal for taxpayers.
CBS4 Reporter Michael Williams said he released the five contracts needed to close the deal, adding the Marlins agreed to a host of concessions that make the $515-million stadium plan much easier to accept at the county level.
Burgess explained the county could pay $347-million toward the stadium from tourist taxes, and the City of Miami would pay $13-million, and the baseball team picks up $155-million and cost overruns.
For residents, the county manager said "We have guaranteed that the Miami Marlins will stay in South Florida at least 35 years, and during that period they can't even talk to anybody."
The baseball organization also pledged to increase free and discounted seats, and allow more community events at the site than originally agreed upon.
Since their first game in 1993, the Marlins have played at Dolphin Stadium, which is also where the Miami Dolphins and Miami Hurricanes play football. The Marlins have always wanted their own stadium, instead of paying rent in order to compete financially with other ball clubs.
When Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria began making plans for a new ballpark, the target opening date was 2005. Now, the Marlins hope to play in the 37-thousand seat, retractable-roof stadium by Opening Day 2012.
The stadium is one part of a major public works package that was known as the mega-plan.
The mega-plan project included construction of the new stadium, along with plans for a new park at Bicentennial Park, the payoff of a large construction debt at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts and possibly the creation of a streetcar system.
Click here to see the new renderings of the new Marlins Stadium.
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