As most of you are aware of my dislike of the idea of baseball in DC, I was checking out www.baseballindc.com. They have a very nice .pdf brocuhre that people can download outlining their reasons for bringing baseball back to DC. The following items are on my wish list: 1. I was wondering if anyone would be interested in doing something similar to the baseballindc.com brocure (not 23 pages) for www.dcunitedstadium.com it is located at http://www.baseballindc.com/wbc_and_dc/baseball_brochure.pdf 2. Open Letter to the DC City Council outlining our concerns 3. Co-Webmaster/Promoter to help me compile all the latest articles for the site and develop new content and ideas to bring fans to our site. 4. any more articles relating to your stadium experiences or ideas. some changes that have been made: - Forums now are hosted at ussocceruk.com - picture on homepage now rotates with reloads - live news feed - New press and fan commentary - new link to "save our expos" site in Montreal - all new supporters section outlining tailgate, ticketing, and linking to picture galleries. - this site will slowly be evolving into a fan-centric site outling all information about fan activities related to DCU. We will eventually have a calendar with all events posted on it. Please send help if you can!!! and thanks for all the articles so far. #1 Stunna
So, the illustrious Mayor of our fair city says that a new ballpark would cost $430 million. $275 million of that coming from "public sources". So where's the other $155 million coming from Tony? http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48141-2003Mar5.html
He'll get it from the Commuter Tax, and parking ticket funds. He'll contract CSC to assist the regular parking enforcement goon squad. They'll be the one's on the bridges collecting the tolls and harrassing anyone with a United bumper sticker on there car.
Is there a reason this effort does not include the Freedom fans? I know the future of WUSA is not quite stable, but in the meantime they have just as much at stake here, and you could probably rally a few of their fans to the effort.
that's why they pay you guys the big bucks. never would have thought of that.. {slaps chauvanist self in the face} #1 Stunna
What Commuter Tax? Everyone else has one, but not DC. Congress won't let us have one. Thus, people who live in DC but work in Md or Va pay income tax in the state where they work. The reverse is not the case.
let's not forget the point here. We don't care if he wants a commuter tax.. In our case as relates to DCU, we don't want the commuter tax used to pay for a baseball stadium. Has anyone noticed that you need an AK-47 to walk within 500 feet of a school in the district. The expos won't solve that. #1 Stunna
new information posted on the site today.. apparently. the city council like New York ave as a permanent home. www.dcunitedstadium.com I still can't get any contacts for fan groups for the freedom. any ideas? Jason
A baseball stadium on North Capitol and New York Ave would be one of the worst moves ever for District traffic. There is only one way to get to the upper northeast quadrant of the city and basically one way out of town to the east (ie, New York Ave). This would be an absolute traffic disaster. In addition, all the residents of Silver Spring, Takoma Park, Hyattsville, etc. would be absolutely screwed by this. This f'in baseball thing should go the hell away already. I really, really, really hope NoVA gets the damn team and builds it in Winchester or somewhere now. Tim