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Old 12-14-2007, 12:31 PM
 
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The City of Miami approved a $525 million Marlins stadium at the Orange Bowl site on Thursday night!! It's just one of the five changes coming to the downtown Miami area. The Miami City commission made the historic move and approved the multi-billion dollar public works project that will change the face of downtown Miami.
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Old 12-14-2007, 12:37 PM
 
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For ALL the haters: A thread was started awhile back on what we thought the county would do with the land after the Orange Bowl was destroyed. I hope you choke on your words!
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Old 12-14-2007, 01:19 PM
 
Location: NJ
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Has there been a final statement yet? I know that they got really close the other day, but nothing was finalized at that time.

Anyway, I'd love it!

I go to all kinds of sports because I like stadium-atmosphere. And at the Dolphin there is zero atmosphere...

By the way, now that the Heat suck and all the bandwagon-fans don't go there anymore: the Panthers could use a little more support in the arena. Go watch hockey! They're playing at the BankAtlantic Center right next to the Sawgrass Mills Mall just off the Expressway.
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Old 12-14-2007, 03:36 PM
 
Location: Miami
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Hockey? This is a Miami forum for Miami Teams not a Broward/Ft. Lauderdale team...and the Heat games still draw crowds.
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Old 12-14-2007, 04:06 PM
 
Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Has there been a final statement yet? I know that they got really close the other day, but nothing was finalized at that time.
According to the newspaper reports, the county has to vote on the plan and the Marlins are studying it, so it's not quite a done deal. Still, the latest proposal looks like it has a real chance. Apparently it's being done without state funding, which is where all the other Marlins stadium proposals have died when the legislators from Central Florida and North Florida have voted them down.

I'm not really sold on the Orange Bowl site -- would have preferred downtown/waterfront -- but I'll go along with anything that keeps the team here long-term and provides a good atmosphere for baseball. And perhaps now the Marlins will be able to hold onto their top players.
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Old 12-14-2007, 04:49 PM
 
Location: Heartland Florida
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/RoyalWhiteElephant.jpg/799px-RoyalWhiteElephant.jpgp (broken link)If it happens it will be another White Elephant to give the well-connected a taxpayer handout.
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Old 12-18-2007, 05:44 PM
 
Location: Heartland Florida
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Miami just doesn't get the message. Spend, spend, spend. All a waste of money. A useless tunnel that will leak and fail, a white elephant to replace the Orange Bowl and more funds to keep the "performing arts center" afloat. Oh yes and free money for developer friends to take under the guise of "affordable housing". Has anyone else just had it with Miami? The only solution is to leave south Florida and let it sink into the ocean where it belongs.
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Old 12-19-2007, 03:57 PM
 
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Miami just doesn't get the message. Spend, spend, spend. All a waste of money. A useless tunnel that will leak and fail, a white elephant to replace the Orange Bowl and more funds to keep the "performing arts center" afloat. Oh yes and free money for developer friends to take under the guise of "affordable housing". Has anyone else just had it with Miami? The only solution is to leave south Florida and let it sink into the ocean where it belongs.
LOL. I've come to the same conclusion. Reaplacing the people and shrinking the population by at least 3 million, is not a realistic option. However, leaving the place for our own sake, it is possible.
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