11/14/2006

And what the heck is going on in the QC

A link at Ballparkdigest.com leads to this story at QCTimes.com:

JOD, Swing deals still not official

A new owner for the Swing of the Quad-Cities and a new lease on John O’Donnell Stadium are not done deals just yet.

The Davenport City Council is scheduled to vote at its regular meeting Wednesday night on a 25-year lease for prospective new owners Main Street Baseball. That is a necessary step before they can buy the franchise from Seventh Inning Stretch, the current ownership group headed by Kevin Krause.

But at Monday’s committee-of-the-whole meeting, several aldermen voiced concerns about elements of the 25-year lease — including the leniency of the late payment penalty, the loss of any stadium naming rights revenue, relatively low liability insurance requirements and whether the city would be on the hook for future stadium upgrades and renovations.


Lots of issues raised by different city councilors. But, in the end it can be magically wiped away. How?

City Finance Director Alan Guard said he will draft a memo in response to the aldermen’s concerns, discuss any possible changes with Main Street Baseball and hopefully have an agreement that can be voted on at Wednesday night’s meeting.

Memos! Is there anything that they can't do?

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