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HokieJamie OP
Dec 21, 2024 at 06:31 AM ET
Rfk site is now under dc control. Hello new stadium

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HokieNoVA
I still predict they'll end up staying in Landover
The DC council still has to pass it and the neighborhoods around the stadium and dead set against it. Going to be a tough fight and then there's the $$ to agree on too. MD is going to offer more. They'll build a new stadium in the Landover site closer to the metro station and redevelop the rest of the land into mixed use.
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BleedinOandM
I don’t think that made it into last nights legislation
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HokieJamie OP
Separate vote passed senate unanimously
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BleedinOandM
Thanks, just saw that. A lot of stuff happening fast.
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BobG
Still not sure why the rest of the country will pay for this.
great2bahokie great2bahokie
The bill that passed had nothing to do with money/funding. Zero.
It only gives control of the site to DC. That's it. Nothing more. But others...who knew little to nothing about the measure...got their hands into it and nearly screwed it up.
Vienna_Hokie Vienna_Hokie
you just stated the problem, if it has nothing to do with money, why in CR?
and the answer is because it's quid pro quo crap. Which is why the budget is out of control... everyone agrees to give what everyone else wants to pay off their benefactors to get what they want to pay off theirs.
UTPr0sim UTPr0sim
quid pro quo crap is how laws have been made in this country since day one
Beerman Beerman
Seriously
I vote for your thing if you vote for mine. Everyone wins. Very little in the universe matters to nearly everyone. People who think otherwise don't live in the real world, or simply don't give two hoos about anyone other than themselves.
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freemason
Just gave away a valuable asset for free
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HokieJamie OP
Cause they're not. That was elon bs
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BobG
Eventually could. Buried in 3rd to last paragraph of this article (link)
And let’s be honest… No team owner ever wants to pay for their own stadium.
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HokieJamie OP
DC tax payers not federal. Just like cap one
great2bahokie great2bahokie
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PhotoHokieNC PhotoHokieNC
Only because I used to live there and my last family members died there
I'll just note that another new stadium is the last thing the DC area needs. The bickering, infighting and far-flung insults and accusations, though, are about to begin there, so start popping popcorn.