I just think that we have already really put this through the process as professionally as we possibly can and I feel good about it, I really do. We have had a plethora of legal team, city administration, planning, police, fire, county, district (officials) all look this over and truly vet it over and over again. "I don’t see how this is truly a bad decision. "I don’t see the risk, I only see the reward," Carusone said. Vice Mayor Vanessa Carusone, Commissioner Chris Hanks and Commissioner Jill Luke heeded the warning and agreed with city staff's insistence that the concerns raised were not potential legal issues. He indicated he "received communications" during the commission's debate suggesting any amendments could jeopardize the entire project. Both suggested the city could be more protected from any potential liabilities or varied interpretations to eliminate the multipurpose fields if several amendments were made.īut amendments would have required sending the agreement back to the West Villages, county and team for re-approval, and that was not feasible, Assistant City Manager Daniel Schult said. North Port commissioners spent hours combing over Yates' and McDowell's technical concerns about the contract, from verbiage regarding bonding to concerns about whether some drawings reflected the multipurpose fields. The Braves' obligations include almost $37.5 million in debt payments on the stadium over the next 30 years and another $18 million in architecture, engineering and construction, according to the final financing documents. The West Villages Improvement District, the public body that oversees the development of the West Villages, will contribute another $4.7 million and manage the construction.Īlthough the final price tag is considerably higher than the roughly $75 million estimate initially cited, the team will pick up the remainder of the tab. The county has committed about $21 million from its existing tourist tax funding for the project, North Port $4.7 million and the state has approved a $20 million grant. The campus will include an 8,000-seat stadium with six full-sized practice fields, a public plaza, an eventual year-round player development academy and five multi-purpose fields for overflow parking during spring training and public use most of the rest of the year. The complex will be owned by the county, operated by the team and built by contractors under the direction of the West Villages. 41 and River Road in south Sarasota County. For more information on netting or screening coverage and seating options, please contact the Atlanta Braves ticket office at (404) 577-9100. The deal outlines the responsibilities for the financing, construction and operation of the stadium and practice facilities in the heart of the West Villages development just off U.S. Fans in these sections are still exposed to objects leaving the field of play, including bats and bat fragments, and thrown or batted balls ticket holder assumes all risk of injury. Florida is certainly a hot bed for spring training baseball so whether they go see any other teams and come into see the Braves, a lot of those spring break vacations are based around spring training.We're just anxious to get braves fans down here and acclimated to the west coast," said Mike Dunn, who is the VP of Florida Operations for the Atlanta Braves.The city's vote follows the Sarasota County Commission's unanimous vote on the same agreement last week. We know that our ticket sales are outside of Sarasota County, outside of the state of Florida, so there will be fans that will travel in. "We know that Braves country travels well. The new stadium has also promoted growth within the area, with more homes and stores being built. It's estimated that over a 25 year time period it will bring in about one billion dollars. The new stadium is expected to impact the local economy greatly.
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This will be the Braves first full spring training season at the new CoolToday Park in North Port. The rest of the players will arrive on Monday to begin training. The Atlanta Braves pitchers and catchers reported to North Port on Wednesday. BOS Tampa partnered with the Atlanta Braves project team to determine the best furnishings for their new Spring Training facility in North Port, Florida.
Spring training has officially begun here on the Suncoast.
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