这马里兰州Stadium Authority is seeking state legislative approval to borrow up to $1.2 billion to pay for upgrades at the stadium homes of the Ravens and Orioles so the clubs won’t need new pricey new venues in the foreseeable future.
随着两个俱乐部的租赁谈判的继续，当局表示，其要求旨在证明该州对保留NFL的乌鸦和美国职业棒球大联盟在巴尔的摩的金莺的承诺。
当局主席托马斯·凯尔索（Thomas Kelso）告诉《巴尔的摩太阳报》（The Baltimore Sun），“我们可以延长这些体育场的寿命的时间越www.my188.com长，马里兰州和团队的寿命就越好。”www.my188.com
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As sleek stadiums costing well over $1 billion are built in other cities, the authority said it needs to ensure that the teams can keep Oriole Park at Camden Yards and M&T Bank Stadium in step with stadium trends and a generation of fans accustomed to mingling and activity rather than just sitting and watching the game.
“人们观看体育运动的方式继续从更传统的'购买门票和坐在座位上'到完全不同的东西。我们的团队需要具有这种灵活性。”凯尔索说。
Oriole Park今年30岁，M＆T银行体育场为24岁。一些体育场，例如亚特兰大的特纳菲尔德（Turner Field）和德克萨斯州的前Globe Life Park，在30岁之前就被其棒球队抛弃了。
A bill drafted by the stadium authority and expected to be introduced soon in the Maryland House of Delegates would increase the allowable bond debt for stadium projects from $235 million to $1.2 billion. Up to $600 million in outstanding debt would be allowed for projects at each club’s stadium at any given time.
该立法将逐渐增加可用于支付债券债务偿还债务的州彩票收益的数量 - 从2000万美元增加到每年9000万美元。立法将要求团队签署足够长的租约以还清债券。
If the General Assembly approves, the measure would create, in effect, an expanded and flexible pool of funding. Debt could be issued for either team as long as room remained under the $1.2 billion and $90 million caps and the financing was approved by the stadium authority board and the state’s Board of Public Works.
While it varies from place to place, there seems to be “a little more skepticism” about public financing of stadiums than when the Maryland venues were built, said Dennis Coates, a professor of economics at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
他说，但巴尔的摩的反对派对体育史感到困惑。
Some fans and elected leaders remember the Colts’ middle-of-the-night departure from Baltimore.经过数十年的巴尔的摩团队，NFL俱乐部（与城市争议纪念体育场的改进）在1984年3月的一个夜晚离开了印第安纳波利斯。
科茨说：“这是一个经历团队离开的城市。”“我认为这种创伤坚持很多人。”
科茨说，重要的是不要最大程度地减少每个体育场6亿美元的公共支出。
他说：“另一方面，与达拉斯那件事相比，6亿美元的水桶有所下降。”
NFL的公羊和充电器分享的洛杉矶体育场，拉斯维加斯的袭击者的住所也花费了更多。
Leaders of the Democratic-led state House and Senate had no immediate comment as they weighed the proposal.
Senate Minority Leader Bryan Simonaire, an Anne Arundel County Republican, said the topic of stadium funding “is an important discussion that needs to take place.”
Simonaire说：“我还没有看到拟议立法的细节，但我非常支持将乌鸦和金莺留在马里兰州。”
金莺和乌鸦都与体育场当局进行了租赁对话，每个人都说他们正在考虑体育场升级。当局不打算在继续与金莺和乌鸦进行谈判时，现在不打算借入特定的钱。
在Camden Yards，这些更改可能包括more social spaces, fewer seats and a sports betting area. Ravens officials have expressed对额外的下碗高级座位的兴趣。
Both clubs said it would be premature to discuss specific projects.
Major League Baseball owners上个月锁定球员当他们谈判一项新的集体谈判协议时。这是联盟自1990年代中期以来的第一个停工threatens to delay the start of spring training。
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这Orioles’ original lease with the state began April 1, 1992, and was to expire at the end of 2021. The parties agreed in February 2021 to extend the agreement for two years through Dec. 31, 2023, with the club retaining the right to exercise a one-time, five-year extension by Feb. 1, 2023.
这lease talks come during a period of uncertainty over the club’s future ownership.
92岁的巴尔的摩律师兼企业主彼得·安杰洛斯（Peter Angelos）继续拥有拥有金莺的大多数有限合伙企业，但他已经健康了多年。
他的儿子约翰（John）继承了父亲的监督俱乐部，他说他的家人致力于巴尔的摩，他和其他人试图向粉丝们保证该特许经营权打算留下来。
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金莺和体育场当局说，他们有信心达成新的租赁协议。
当局在立法提交立法之前的书面声明中说：“我们坚信，保持团队在卡姆登码体育综合体中比赛的最佳方法是促进一项伙伴关系安排，使团队希望留下来。”
这乌鸦的租约直到2027赛季之后才升级, but the team and the authority say they have begun preliminary talks about an extension.