Re: Costa-Eagle announces changes

[Dave Faneuf <tklaundry@juno.com>]

On Fri, 16 Aug 2002 11:07:02 -0400 "Sean Smyth" <ssmyth@suscom.net>
writes:
> Dave Faneuf writes:
> > To make a long story short the city owns the ballpark, Weber was 
> going to
> > float a
> > multi-million dollar loan to add more seats but the city said it 
> wanted a
> > new lease for more $.  Weber said fine, he'd renegotiate but has
> > withdrawn his offer to pay for more seats and is focusing on 
> getting a
> > Double A franchise in Manchester.  City officials are now upset 
> that he
> > wants the Double A in Manchester and not Lowell.
> 
> Let me get this straight. Weber was going to put up money to improve 
> a
> commodity that is not his, and the city wants more money from him? 
> They're
> nuts... I hope they enjoy LaLecheur Park when it's empty in about 
> five years
> and 6,000 people a night are no longer driving through the city.
> 
Yeah, that's pretty much it.
df