Washington Commanders fears over $3.6 billion new stadium collapse – ‘everybody should be treating this urgently’

THE Washington Commanders new stadium deal could be in shambles.The NFL team has planned for a new domed stadium, but political disagreements could squash the proposal.GettyThe Washington Commanders have received a brutal update from DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, middle, over the teams new stadium proposed deal[/caption]A concert art of the Commanders new domed stadium that would seat 65,000-plus people at the site of RFK StadiumThe Commanders have bid to build a $3.8 billion domed stadium that would seat 65,000-plus fans at the site of their former home, RFK Stadium.But tensions have brewed since the Commanders and Josh Harris first revealed the plan to return to the District less than three months ago.There hasnt been enough support from the D.C.

Council for more than $1 billion in public funding for the development.Mayor Muriel Bowser spoke about the possible axing of the deal.I think that everybody should be treating this urgently, Bowser said on Washingtons local radio station WTEM-AM.Nobody should have the nonchalance that Ive heard from some, the Oh, whats a month? Whats two months? Whats three months?I think it introduces a level of uncertainty and risk thats intolerable for most business organizations.Bowser then sounded the alarms with her answer about the worry about the Commanders deal on a scale of zero for not concerned to five being very concerned.She answered with a four and then said, When youre a big-city mayor, youre concerned about everythingIll put it at a four.Bowsers concerns come after a decision made last week by the council and its chair, Phil Medelson, to separate consideration of the Commanders funding from a broader deliberation of the upcoming citys budget.

The development hurts the chances for the council to approve funding by July 15 to approve the stadium.The stadium has been proposed to open in 2030.Mendelson believes the July 15 deadline isnt realistic due to the process of the agreement and that the Commanders wont need public funds until early 2026.This week, the Commanders hosted a dinner for council members in Georgetown to answer questions about the stadium effort.Its believed that that there are four solid yes votes on the council for the stadium funding, three short of the needed threshold, per Front Office Sports.GettyRFK Stadium, once the Commanders home for 35 years, has been abandoned since 2019[/caption]The Commanders, then the Washington Redskins, played in RFK Stadium from 1961 to 1996.The franchise won three Super Bowl titles during that span.The Commanders then moved to Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, as they hope to return to DC after 34 years away.The demolition process of the vacant RFK Stadium began in January and is expected to finish in the summer of 2026..

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