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Numbers Aren't in the Ballpark Yet, Report Says

MIAMI-Miami-Dade County manager Steve Shiver's memo suggests the county lacks validation on assumptions made about the proposed cost of a 40,000-seat professional-league baseball stadium and the actual amount of tax-backed revenue needed to pay for its development.

By David R. Corder | Updated on April 10, 2001

MIAMI-It appears an effort is under way to find out exactly how much tax money it will take to pay for a proposed 40,000-seat ballpark on the shores of the Miami River.

A newly released memorandum suggests Miami-Dade County lacks validation on assumptions made about the proposed plan to use tax dollars to build a professional baseball league stadium for the Florida Marlins Baseball Club.

The memo county manager Steve Shiver delivered today to the commission comes as stadium proponents maintain a heavy lobby on the Florida Legislature to appropriate sales tax rebates and parking surcharges for a stadium estimated to cost between $385 million to $521 million.

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