Apr 27, 2007 7:47 pm US/Eastern
Marlins' Ballpark Will Likely Strike Out
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TALLAHASSEE (CBS4) ―
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Lawmakers May Unlikely Vote Before May 4th Session Ends On A Marlin Stadium.
It's unlikely state senators in Tallahassee will vote on Friday on a house measure that would help build a stadium for the Marlins.
On Thursday, the house bill, passed a measure that would give the team a $60 million tax subsidy at the rate of $2 million a year for 30 years.
The senate is considering a different bill that would give the Marlins and two other professional sports teams a one-time payment of $32.6 million. That bill appears dead, having failed to make it out of committee.
Neither side is budging as the session nears its May 4 end.
Miami-Dade County and the city of Miami want the $60 million tax subsidy to build the team a $490 million, publicly owned stadium.
''We have so many unmet needs in our state,'' Mary Brandenburg, a West Palm Beach Democrat, said, "This is a luxury we can't afford.''
Proponents argue that a new stadium would add $7 million a year to state coffers, fuel nearby development and keep the Marlins in Florida.
Two Dade senators, Rudy Garcia of Hialeah and Alex Diaz de la Portilla of Miami predict the Marlins bill is "dead".
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