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Commission approves Orioles training‑facility plan; staff directed to study TDT funding for stadium repairs
Summary
The board approved the Baltimore Orioles' player development facility project at Ed Smith Stadium and asked staff to return with Tourist Development Tax funding models to address projected stadium repair shortfalls; staff said the Orioles' project is about $21–23M with county reimbursement of roughly $1.7M for county‑responsibility items.
The Sarasota County Commission on April 23 approved a capital improvement project tied to the Baltimore Orioles' proposed player development facility at Ed Smith Stadium and asked county staff to analyze funding options within the tourist development tax (TDT) to address future stadium repair and replacement costs.
Nicole Risler, director of Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources, and Kim Radke, director in the Office of Financial Management, reviewed the county’s six‑cent TDT allocation and facility condition assessments (FCAs) for Ed Smith Stadium (Orioles) and CoolToday Park (Braves). Radke explained the statutory constraints for how the six pennies may be used and showed the current…
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