After three public forums to determine public interest in a new ballpark for a short-season Northwest League team, Milwaukie (Ore.) officials are ready to hear a progress report and decide whether to move forward. 360 Architecture, which has been working on a feasibility plan for the proposed ballpark, will present information on the ballpark orientation, […]
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San Jose to sell A’s ballpark land at a huge loss
San Jose officials are so eager to land the Oakland Athletics that they’re willing to sell Lew Wolff land for less than half it’s worth on the open market. The deal would sell about five acres of prime downtown land for $6.9 million. San Jose paid $25.1 million for the six parcels of land over the […]
Challenge in Augusta: Paying for new ballpark
Meetings between representatives of Ripken Baseball and city officials over a new downtown ballpark keep coming back to one huge issue: how to pay for a new Augusta GreenJackets (Low Class A; Sally League) facility. A Wednesday meeting saw City Administrator Fred Russell hold firm on opposition to using general funds for a Lake Olmstead […]
Voters reject new Nassau County ballpark
It wasn’t even close: voters in Nassau County voted down $400 million in bonding for a new New York Islanders (NHL) arena and a new independent Atlantic League ballpark by a wide margin, 57 percent to 43 percent. The vote doesn’t necessarily kill the project: the county board can still go ahead and approve the […]
Early results have Nassau County voters rejecting ballpark funding
Early results from a Nassau County referendum on $400 million in bonding for a new arena for the NHL’s New York Islanders and a new ballpark for an independent Atlantic League team has the measure rejected by voters. With 55 percent of the precincts reporting, the nays held a pretty commanding lead: 42,698 “no” votes […]
Mets, Atlantic League submit bids for new Nassau ballpark
The New York Mets and the independent Atlantic League were the only two entities to submit bids to build a new ballpark in Nassau as part of the redevelopment of Nassau Coliseum. It’s the second battle between the Atlantic League and affiliated in recent months (the indy circuit also submitted a bid for Harry Grove […]
Augusta ballpark back in play?
Despite an overwhelming lack of enthusiasm among city voters for financing a new Augusta GreenJackets (Low Class A; Sally League) ballpark, the issue will once again be discussed at an Augusta Commission meeting Tuesday. There’s not been much traction on a proposal to build a new downtown ballpark on a 17-acre parcel to replace Lake […]
Long Island ballpark plan resurrected
Talk about a dramatic rise from the dead: Nassau County officials revived a plan for a new ballpark on Long Island, as a $400-million bond issue subject to voter approval would include $50 million for a new minor-league ballpark and $350-million Nassau Coliseum replacement. No word on the potential tenant. For years the New York Mets […]
Ricketts: Not so fast on Wrigleyville West
Despite telling Mesa voters that development would be part of the mix at new Chicago Cubs spring-training complex, owner Tom Ricketts now says Wrigleyville West will need to wait until the new ballpark opens — if it happens at all. The issue is pretty simple: early feedback indicates there’s little demand from retailers and restauranteurs […]
Ramapo ballpark moves forward; lawsuit threatened
A proposed new ballpark for the Rockland Boulders in Ramapo, N.Y., is moving forward after its site was transferred to a quasi-public development agency, but opponents of the facility are threatening a lawsuit in an attempt to detail the project. The city had bought the ballpark site in anticipation of building the ballpark using Ramapo-backed […]
After voter rebuke of public funding, Ramapo looks to private sector
After voters overwhelmingly spanked down proposed public funding of a new ballpark for an independent Can-Am Association team, the city is looking to the private sector for assistance. The referendum, which was rejected by a 2-1 margin, halted the city of Ramapo (N.Y.) from borrowing $16 million to build a new ballpark for the Ramapo […]
San Jose likely to scrap ballpark referendum
MLB made San Jose an offer it couldn’t refuse in a request to delay a fall referendum on the proposal to bring the A’s to the city; we’re told more than likely the city will honor the request. Smart move. UPDATE: Yup, Mayor Chuck Reed just announced the referendum will be scrapped. MLB made San […]
MLB asks San Jose to put off ballpark referendum
It takes nine months to create a baby; it apparently takes three times as long for MLB to hatch a ballpark plan, as Bud Selig and Bob DuPuy ask San Jose officials to delay a referendum authorizing the use of city redevelopment funds to buy land for a new A’s ballpark. Fed up with delays […]