Florida Marlins stadium vote delayed until March

The Florida Marlins will have to wait until next month to learn whether the franchise will be getting public funds for its proposed $515-million baseball stadium.

Here's the latest from Sarah Talalay's Business of Sports blog at The Sun-Sentinel (a sister paper of The Times):

Deadlocked in their vote for a new ballpark for the Marlins, the Miami City Commission decided instead to hold off further votes until next month.

The commission’s ballpark discussion will continue on March 12, which presumably will give time for any further negotiation that might make the $515-million financing proposal palatable to more city commissioners –- and perhaps even allow for Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones, who is on maternity leave, to attend.

The Marlins' facility is one of several proposals that could have a difficult time winning public financing because of the recession.

-- Greg Johnson