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NOTE: This is the first of a multi-part series over the next few weeks about the baseball stadium issue in Richmond.
News came out this week about the new baseball stadium designs in the Diamond District, which is a sign of progress, but also a sign of trouble. Renderings and designs are something that can signify progress, but no one has heard a word for almost a year about how the stadium will be financed and who will pay to turn those fancy new designs into a reality.
The stadium can’t be built without money or by simply declaring good intentions, but promises are the only thing we have heard from City Hall for months. If shovels are not in the ground soon, the bosses at Major League Baseball (MLB) have made it clear they could move t…
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