A recent Florida stadium land proposal raises a larger civic question: Should government independently determine the value of public assets before committing them to private development? This is Part 2 …
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Facts don’t matter – AgainThe city of Washington D.C. is about to spend $1 billion toward the cost of a $3.7 billion 65,000-seat football stadium for the Washington Commanders – …
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Pinellas County Save Your Money – Beaches are Expensive
by Ron Dinerby Ron DinerFixing Beaches Is Expensive The Tampa Bay Times reports that, for the first time since 2018, Pinellas County is finally renourishing its beaches. The cost? A whopping $125 million. And …
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Why stadium subsidies fail – lessons from St. Pete and DC
by Ron Dinerby Ron DinerWhy Stadium Subsidies Fail Communities Every Time I don’t get it – when will cities ever learn to follow the facts, not the hype, and win in the long run? …

