The deal to carry the commanders again to RFK Stadium is nearly to the top zone.
News4’s Mark Segraves broke the information on Wednesday of a whopping $3 billion deal that the crew and the District are nonetheless ironing out.
However there’s a bunch attempting to dam the deal.
“I truthfully simply really feel like the general public shouldn’t must foot the invoice of a billionaire’s playground,” stated Kris Furnish with Houses Not Stadiums.
The group Houses Not Stadiums simply filed paperwork with the D.C. Board of Elections to get an initiative placed on the 2026 main poll that will stop the crew from constructing on the 180-acre campus.
“Mainly, rezone this land to ban any skilled sports activities arenas from being constructed,” Furnish stated. “As an alternative, for prioritizing reasonably priced housing.”
Paperwork obtained by News4 present the Commanders plan to place up as a lot as $2.5 billion and the town would chip in as much as $850 million to assist construct infrastructure and parking heaps.
The crew’s proprietor desires every part to be completed for the 2030 season.
Followers are excited.
“It’s about time that they do one thing about it and I’m glad to see that the Commanders try to come back again,” Commanders fan Janelle Westry stated.
“I believe it’s going to carry some enterprise,” stated Maryland resident Greg Butler. “I believe it’s going to redevelop among the stuff that is been dormant for a very long time.”
However, the phrases of the deal nonetheless not sitting properly with Houses Not Stadiums.
“A brand new stadium just isn’t going to learn the group,” Furnish stated. “We’re not going to see the cash from it — that each one goes to the proprietor.”
Now that the paperwork has been turned in, the following step is for the board of elections to assessment it. Whether it is accepted, the group will then be capable of begin amassing signatures.
News4 reached out to the Commanders and the Mayor’s Workplace and remains to be ready to listen to again from the Commanders.
The Mayor’s Workplace stated it doesn’t have any touch upon the deal or the poll initiative.
