former english footballer david beckham and the businessman George Morepresident of Royal Saragossaface this Thursday a key day in the construction of the stadium for the Inter-Miamialthough pressures are increasing so that the agreement does not materialize.
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The commissioners (aldermen) of the city of Miami They plan to vote this Thursday if they accept the plan proposed by the owners of the Inter-Miamiwho have been looking for a location for their stadium in the city for years.
two failed attempts
After two failed attempts, they proposed to build a stadium with capacity for around 25,000 spectators next to the airport of Miamibut also an office building, a hotel, a commercial area and a sports complex.
But they don’t have it easy. Of the five commissioners, one of them has already announced his rejection of the project, so they need all the remaining votes in their favor for the plan to go ahead.
And the pressures against the project are increasing. To a short documentary filmmaker billy corben critical of the project, we must add that the Democratic candidate for Governor of Florida, Nikki Friedquestioned this week that an agreement of this “magnitude” should be made when what citizens need is help to face the increase in the cost of living and high housing prices.
Two former city managers also joined the criticism, Daniel Alfonso Y Emilio Gonzalezwho participated in the negotiations of the agreement.
Alfonso Y Gonzalez they told the newspaper miami herald that the figures of the economic agreement should be revised upwards, to thus accompany the increase in the value of land in the city.
The contract would give the Inter Miami F.C. the lease for 99 years of land near the airport where there is now a golf course called Melreese Country Club.
The current project establishes rent starting at $3.57 million or 5% of gross operating income and rent increases should not exceed 4% each year.
4/5 commissioner approval required
The voters of Miami approved in 2018 to grant the Inter-Miami exclusive rights to the land, but for some those figures are outdated and now, to close the deal, the approval of four of the five city commissioners is required.
like the stadium in Miami did not materialize, the club decided to move two years ago to the nearby city of Fort Lauderdalewhich follows closely what is happening some 40 kilometers to the south to try to make the Inter Miami’se stay permanently in this tourist city and even change its name.
Despite the anticipation for this Thursday’s meeting, there is a possibility that the vote will be postponed for the fourth time, since the new evaluation of the value of the land is not expected to be ready.
