Any agreement concluded between the commanders and the Columbia district for a new stadium is delivered with two important warnings.
First, as mentioned above, the owner’s business partners Josh Harris must approve the arrangement. Second, the DC council must also sign.
The second component could be a challenge. Like the Washington Post explains itThe potential agreement is motivated by the mayor Muriel Bowser. The chairman of the council, Phil Mendelson, said this week that he had not “been consulted or held informed” of any negotiation with the team. Mendelson added: “I find it disturbing that the mayor thinks that a unilateral approach is the best course, especially when the council must ultimately give approval.”
Complicating issues is the loss of a billion dollars in Congress funding for the DC budget. This created a deficit of $ 410 million.
The potential agreement, as initially reported by NBC Washington, would have the team and / or the league to pay up to $ 2.5 billion for the $ 3 billion stadium. This leaves $ 500 million for DC to bring together.
Here is reality. An agreement between the team and Bowser would be the start. Before the shovels were started in the dirt, the league and the DC council should give their blessing.
