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Board approves Orioles— player-development project and directs staff to study stadium repair funding
Summary
Commissioners approved the Baltimore Orioles— capital-improvement project at Ed Smith Stadium and asked staff to return with funding options for the Tourist Development Tax-funded sports stadium fund to meet capital repair and replacement obligations for county-owned spring-training facilities.
The Sarasota Board of County Commissioners on April 23 approved the Baltimore Orioles' proposed player-development facility at Ed Smith Stadium and directed county staff to develop funding options to meet future capital repair and replacement obligations for county-owned spring-training stadiums.
Nicole Ressler, director of Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources, briefed the board on requirements the county holds under agreements with the Orioles and Atlanta Braves and on recent facility-condition assessments. Kim Radke, director of Office of Financial Management,…
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