And the fine print from the Tea Party themselves:
The Braves deal will take $9 million a year from Cobb County's General Fund! This is money they could spend on schools or other county needs.
Taxes will only increase on businesses (Wait... Taxes on businesses! Those RINOs elected to county office!
Their political career is OVER!
) near the proposed ballpark.
The Tea Party demands a vote on this, like they have with Special Purpose Local Option Sales Taxes. They insist that $300 million will increase taxes. They also seem interested in how back-room this deal is. And a tax that could negatively impact small businesses and it must be passed-on to customers? With the business themselves questioning if the ballpark will help or hurt them; with many saying it could hurt them? Wish Chairman Lee a happy retirement, after this term is finished. Supporting this will likely end the political careers of every elected official involved.
The team could move to Cobb, but I expect them to stay in Atlanta. Again, all they have is a handshake agreement. Nothing signed, ...just enough to give the appearance they are serious, without actually committing. They also have nearly a year to finalize a site in Atlanta and select an architect. As we've seen with the Falcons, that is more than enough time to make an Atlanta site happen. I'm guessing that is the Braves' plan too. Like I said in the other thread, this happens so often, when teams want new stadiums. I don't believe it until it's time to place shovels in the ground. Add to this how poorly the site matches the reasons the Braves want to move.