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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This deal is not done, so DC has some hope.  Lets pressure the Mayor and DC Council to move aggressively and quickly.  Both are important.[/quote]

Or they can sit back and let the Virginia House of Delegates reject a bad deal, and maybe have a staffer take Teddy’s call when he comes crawling back.[/quote]

That is not likley if Alexandria is on board.  [/quote]If I were an Alexandria taxpayer, I would be furious over this.[/quote]

As an Alexandria taxpayer I like this. City of Alexandria needs to diversify its tax revenue and this will help. Original plans for Potomac Yard envisioned more office buildings in that section, but there’s little demand for new office space and Alexandria is leading the country in office to residential conversions. This whole entertainment district will generate a lot of tax revenue for Alexandria—much more than the empty lots that are currently there.[/quote]

+1 And we need the money. More restaurants are closing and the associations have left. It’s nice to have to have a tax revenue stream coming from something other than real estate taxes.[/quote]

You aren't getting it. There will be a bond facility that Alexandria will be liable for. If you think people will be driving (LOL no) or trying to take the metro to one corner of the metropolitan region to attend games, you haven't thought this through. Look at any of the local DC sports website and the polling. Current ticket plan holders will not be moving with the teams to Virginia, which means Ted is going to have to find new people to attend. He better hope there are enough from Del Ray, "Potomac Landing" and Pentagon City, because for pretty much everyone else, getting to this location will be a nightmare. The road infrastructure is already over burdened, there is a small metro station that has one escalator and a footbridge that THOUSANDS are going to have to alight at the same time, post game and there are no other good options, particularly for a governor who has already been withholding funding for Metro.

Good luck with that.[/quote]

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