There are still a lot of questions regarding Major League Soccer in Orlando. Orange County Commissioners remain frustrated as it is still hard to find any information or data confirming the claims and misrepresentations being made by Mayor Teresa Jacobs or the team representatives. They are weighing in through memos,… [read more]
It’s a known business model. Owner wants new stadium to make more money and increase value of franchise (or to join the MLS). Owner threatens to move. Politicians save face by pretending they won’t offer millions of dollars in subsidies (enter Mayor Teresa Jacobs). Politicians eventually offer millions of dollars in… [read more]
As the debate continues on funding the controversial new stadium in Orlando, there have been many misrepresentations by Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and the soccer team in their presentations and support for the proposal. Many of the concerns have been outlined in memos to the Commissioners, but here are… [read more]
As Orange County Commissioners begin weighing in on a soccer stadium proposal by Mayor Teresa Jacobs and Mayor Buddy Dyer, Major League Soccer has yet another hurdle to jump: a supermajority vote is needed at the County. Mayor Jacobs’ staff confirmed this week that the procedure to re-open the Interlocal… [read more]
Will Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs really jeopardize Convention Center funding and local tourism in support of her gentrification and corporate welfare soccer stadium debacle? A new “Don’t Visit Orlando while they Gentrify Orlando” is gearing up to fight back if Jacobs “fast-track” insider deal gets pushed through. Check out… [read more]
Despite Mayor Jacobs holding hands with Mayor Dyer in a ceremony that didn’t quite make sense, soccer appears to be stalling at the county level. Orange County Commissioners are weighing in through memos on the controversial corporate welfare project which would provide more tourist tax dollars for a soccer stadium.
By now, most are aware of Mayor Dyer and Mayor Jacobs fast-tracking a new soccer stadium proposal, spending millions of public tax dollars which will only lead to the further gentrification of historic Parramore. In fact, a diverse bi-partisan coalition has also emerged to challenge our leaders who seem only… [read more]
A diverse group is standing together to fight corporate welfare in Orange County and to stop Orlando’s attempt to spend tens of millions of dollars on a new soccer stadium, which will only further gentrify historic Parramore.
Mayor Dyer likes to claim the city of Orlando is becoming a sports city – but he doesn’t seem to be a true fan of our local teams. I mean, he did build a $500+ million new Amway Center, which is home to the Orlando Magic, Orlando Predators arena football… [read more]
In Orlando, it pays to be buddies with the mayor. Yesterday, the Orlando City Council passed its latest wave of corporate welfare as they gave away office space in the half billion dollar Amway Center for just $1 a year. That’s right, one dollar a year for rent in one of… [read more]