Today, at 2pm, the Orange County Board of Commissioners will hold the public hearing and vote on the venues package, which includes the soccer stadium proposal. Here are my written remarks for today’s meeting to Mayor Teresa Jacobs and Orange County Commissioners: Thank you Mayor Jacobs and County Commissioners for… [read more]
There’s really no other way to put it. No matter what Buddy Dyer, the city of Orlando or the soccer team says, the latest stadium gambit makes no economic sense. In fact, every academic economic report confirms there is NO local economic impact from publicly financed stadiums or professional sports.… [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.