Update Again Again: OPACY lease officially official, done and approved, for real this time

[tntoriole]

13 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

It does.  Ravens aren't fools after all.

Pretty sharp!  Have Angelos take the PR heat and hope he gets more !!  And you get to be the good owner lol 

[Aglets]

Can someone update this thread title?   It is as misleading as a John Angelos and Wes Moore promo video.

[Billy F-Face3]

Why has this still not been officially signed? We are 2 months away from the lease expiration.

[Aglets]

You'll have to ask the owner.  I'm sure he has his reasons for thinking he deserves to take more public funding.

[Sports Guy]

28 minutes ago, Billy F-Face3 said:

Why has this still not been officially signed? We are 2 months away from the lease expiration.

Because our gov and the owner of the Orioles are con artists trying to extort as much money as they can.

There is no other reason. It’s greed.

[nevadaO]

On 10/20/2023 at 8:45 PM, Sports Guy said:

Because our gov and the owner of the Orioles are con artists trying to extort as much money as they can.

There is no other reason. It’s greed.

Tony should update the title again to: "Greed in principle"

[tntoriole]

On 10/20/2023 at 8:45 PM, Sports Guy said:

Because our gov and the owner of the Orioles are con artists trying to extort as much money as they can.

There is no other reason. It’s greed.

Why is the governor “greedy”?  Would he not be fine if Angelos took the deal already offered to him and taken by Bisciotti? 

[baltfan]

On 10/20/2023 at 8:45 PM, Sports Guy said:

Because our gov and the owner of the Orioles are con artists trying to extort as much money as they can.

There is no other reason. It’s greed.

How is the governor extorting extra money here? If he is, are you saying he is personally getting money?  I haven’t been reading everything so maybe I missed something. 

[Can_of_corn]

6 minutes ago, tntoriole said:

Why is the governor “greedy”?  Would he not be fine if Angelos took the deal already offered to him and taken by Bisciotti? 

If a friendly local businessman benefits from one of your policies isn't it likely to lead to additional support?

[tntoriole]

1 minute ago, Can_of_corn said:

If a friendly local businessman benefits from one of your policies isn't it likely to lead to additional support?

Ahh .. being in bed with Angelos is a good PR move for him? Lol 

[Sports Guy]

2 minutes ago, baltfan said:

How is the governor extorting extra money here? If he is, are you saying he is personally getting money?  I haven’t been reading everything so maybe I missed something. 

I mean, do politics need to be explained to you?  See CoC’s post as just a quick nice way of saying things. No need for me to answer further and turn this into something Tony doesn’t want.

[tntoriole]

1 minute ago, Sports Guy said:

I mean, do politics need to be explained to you?  See CoC’s post as just a quick nice way of saying things. No need for me to answer further and turn this into something Tony doesn’t want.

Thanks .. I understand and was just curious .  I don’t live in MD or folliow their politics.  In Virginia the optics would be seen pretty differently. 

[tntoriole]

That certainly does clear up why it is taking longer ..and the leverage being different than if it was just Angelos alone trying to obtain this.  For some reason I thought it was Angelos seeking the extra against whatever the governmental offer was. 

[drjohnnyfever1]

On 10/20/2023 at 8:15 PM, Billy F-Face3 said:

Why has this still not been officially signed? We are 2 months away from the lease expiration.

 

On 10/20/2023 at 8:39 PM, Aglets said:

You'll have to ask the owner.  I'm sure he has his reasons for thinking he deserves to take more public funding.

 

He's waiting to announce it on MLK Day.  Then he can get indignant again when anyone questions him on why it took so long to do it "formally."

[Going Underground]

 

 

 

In its memorandum of understanding with the Orioles, the state of Maryland has set itself up to receive less revenue from state-owned land near Camden Yards — handing potentially lucrative profits to the team.

Revenue that could reach millions of dollars annually from the development of land and real estate, including the Camden Yards warehouse, would flow to the ballclub. It would come on top of at least $600 million in public money for Oriole Park improvements already approved by the General Assembly, and would be in addition to a further state fund proposed in the memorandum.

 

‘Essentially gifting the land’: Economists pan land deal with Orioles; state says it will ‘reinvigorate’ Camden Yards
https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-orioles-land-lease-state-camden-yards-20231027-6ajrj3523vevrcxzecp53vd6wi-story.html

Edited October 27, 2023 by Going Underground