Cobb County Has No Money Left for Public Parks Because They Gave it All to the Atlanta Braves
7th June 2016
Cobb County (Ga.) Commission Chairmain Tim Lee has broken the news to his constituents that their taxes will have to be increased to complete the funding of a $40 million bond — which they voted overwhelmingly in favor of — to build public parks. To date, only about half of that bond has been funded, according to AJC.com.
But in a jaw-droppingly cynical act of crony capitalism and untransparent government, the county has found a way to come up with approximately $400 million in public funds to subsidize the new stadium being built for Major League Baseball’s Atlanta Braves, even though it denied the public a vote in the matter.
It’s shit like this that make people vote for Donald Trump.
I won’t live in a city that has a major sports stadium for precisely this reason.
June 7th, 2016 at 13:10
You’d think you could get a better baseball team for $400 MM.
June 8th, 2016 at 03:55
When did a government every get value for its money?