Yep, it's a little ridiculous. But, the new stadium (and Rosenblatt) are not what the Royals need and the city was completely unwilling to work with the Royals to keep them, both in town and in the new building which could very likely sit idle for the better part of 50 weeks out of the year, though the revenues the CWS generates would offset the cost of building the new stadium. The city can't afford to lose the event. This other stadium would be build in the suburbs and techincally not in Omaha, it's in Sarpy County which borders Otown and I'd say the most likely location is in LaVista. The ORoyals have said they'd be willing to ponie up some of the cash so the tax burden on the community shouldn't be too much. Hopefully a private entity will partner in the plans and potentially keep any tax burden off the community. I think the community would be foolish to not snatch up the team, the potential return for their economy, I think outweighs the initial investment which for this community isn't insignificant. This area has been fairly insulated from the downturn in the econony. I expect it to hit before too much longer, everything gets to Nebraska later than everywhere else, my grandfather still wears a suit from the 70's. It's not a bad move for the Royals or LaVista, it's Omaha that dropped the proverbial ball on this one.
