Pros of Richmond’s new plan to pay for its baseball stadium outweigh risk, city leaders say
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WRIC— The new approach proposes a financing structure change to use city-issued revenue bonds to pay for its new stadium instead of creating a community development authority that would issue revenue bonds to finance it.
ABC7 Chicago—Bears want taxpayers to help pay for their new stadium, experts say city unlikely to get revenue. The Chicago Bears want taxpayers to help pay for their new proposed lakefront stadium.
www.thestar.co.uk—SHEFFIELD: Sheffield City Council leader Tom Hunt says ‘people have backed our plan’ today. Following a huge day for Sheffield Labour at the local election, the council leader says people have backed their “positive and ambitious” plan for the city. Sheffield Labour have gained six seats and lost one (with holding the other seats they already had) in this set of local elections making them the clear winners of the day. Cllr Tom Hunt, the leader of Sheffield City Council, told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS): “I’m really pleased by today’s results. The Labour Party has made...
Portland Mercury—City Council Formulates New Public Camping Rules For the Unhoused; Gonzalez’s Plan Rejected. Commissioner Rene Gonzalez’s idea to hand policy control to the mayor and fine houseless people up to $1K was shot down in a 3-2 vote. by Courtney Vaughn After a series of proposed changes and late-stage amendments, Portland City Council is on track to relax its city codes regulating houselessness. The Council took an initial vote Wednesday to approve amendments to a revamped public camping ordinance put forward by Mayor Ted...