The proposed $3.7 billion plan for the Washington Commanders' return to the RFK Stadium site faces challenges as D.C. Council members express mixed feelings. Mayor Bowser requires a majority to secure a public financing agreement, potentially costing taxpayers over $1 billion. The councilâs approval is time-sensitive, needing seven votes by mid-July to prevent the deal from expiring. The budget chaos caused by Congress complicates matters further, making it difficult for legislators to commit, despite some openness to funding the stadium.
"There are the folks who are hard no's, there's some folks who are hard yeses. I'm hoping the rest of us are saying: 'could be for it, could be against it...'"
"The architects of a $3.7 billion deal to bring the Washington Commanders to the RFK Stadium site have framed the team's return to D.C. as almost inevitable."
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