Tag: Cincinnati Reds

Ballpark

The St. Louis Cardinals owners yet again want significant taxpayer funds while giving almost nothing

Let's move up to today. Guess what DeWitt II wants? Busch Stadium needs a “significant capital infusion” in the upcoming years at the latest. My guess is that he will get something substantial around the $500 million mark. I don't think they should but I am just stating that I don't think local leaders would stop them from taking this amount of taxpayer money. The spin would probably just be that the Cardinals are taking just…

William Neilson Jr.
Stadium

Ohio State Politician slips in language to a bill at 1am so that the Bengals can save almost $10 million dollars in taxes

The new stadium has brought virtually nothing economically back to the city and therefore the stadium debt continues to account for more than almost 20% of Hamilton County's yearly budget. Did I mention that the lease agreement says that the stadium must be in a state-of-the-art condition? This means that every few years, Mike Brown will demand any number of new toys for his stadium, like a new scoreboard, and taxpayers are mandated to pay…

William Neilson Jr.
Stadium

Cincinnati Bengals seem perplexed why local residents didn’t want to give them $300 million for stadium fixes, even after the team said they would give just $50 million

The Cincinnati Bengals are frustrated with Hamilton County on the lack of progress with lease negotiations. The Bengals need to sign a new lease rather soon because their current one runs through 2026. The Cincinnati Enquirer got emails between the team and city showing how displeased both were with the other side. The team believes that there may not be any “political will for any deal” according to their Vice President. They point out how…

William Neilson Jr.