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sportscurmudgeon · 03-24-2009, 10:16 PM

Frplg:

The reason the stadium is in PG County and not in DC is a very complex issue but the short version is that the DC Government could never bring itself to the point of exercising eminent domain over land to build the stadiu, in DC.

It is far more complex than that because the government's "inability"/refusal to do so is tied up in other issues where JKC refused to guarantee certain pieces of the construction work and supervisory work to companies who were "favorites". There was lots of other "stuff" going on here but the nonsense went on for about 10 years and then JKC decided he had to look elsewhere.

03-24-2009, 10:16 PM	#11
sportscurmudgeon Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,159	Re: Tell me about Jack Kent Cooke Frplg: The reason the stadium is in PG County and not in DC is a very complex issue but the short version is that the DC Government could never bring itself to the point of exercising eminent domain over land to build the stadiu, in DC. It is far more complex than that because the government's "inability"/refusal to do so is tied up in other issues where JKC refused to guarantee certain pieces of the construction work and supervisory work to companies who were "favorites". There was lots of other "stuff" going on here but the nonsense went on for about 10 years and then JKC decided he had to look elsewhere. __________________ The Sports Curmudgeon www.sportscurmudgeon.com But don't get me wrong, I love sports...