Florida Marlins stadium deal appears to be dead -- for now

The Florida Marlins failed to clear the first of two votes today in their bid to win public financing for a new stadium.

But there's still a chance for the $515-million facility to move forward. Here's how Sarah Talalay reports the Miami City Commission's 2-2 vote on her Business of Sports blog in the Sun-Sentinel (which is a sister newspaper of The Times):

The Miami City Commission deadlocked on 2-2 vote to move forward with a plan to finance a $515 million ballpark for the Marlins, meaning the deal died. (Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones, on maternity leave, is absent).

But the commission has just taken a break and team, city, Miami-Dade County and Major League Baseball officials have gone behind closed doors to see if a deal can be salvaged.

The Marlins facility is one of several proposals that could find it difficult to win support given the economic slowdown.

-- Greg Johnson

Illustration: Artist's rendering of the proposed Marlins stadium. Credit: HOK Sport / Sun-Sentinel

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