Dolphin Stadium, as Miami residents well know, will host the Superbowl for a record 10th time next month. The Superbowl is a real boon for the city, which has not only experienced the effects of the long lasting recession, but has also seen real estate prices fall dramatically over the past few years, and people forced out of their homes by foreclosure.
Next month, money will come into the community, lots of it, thanks to the Superbowl, and the many visitors it brings to Miami. Hotels and restauraunts, retail stores, and many other businesses will benefit from the upcoming event.
Of course, in business, as everyone knows, one hand washes the other, so to speak, and the owners of the Dolphins would like to benefit as well. They want the citizens of the Miami area to help them with renovating the stadium, so that they can remain competitive for future Superbowl bids.
If the Dolphins get the help they want, it won't be from Miami Beach tax payers, thanks to Miami Beach Commissioner Jerry Libben, who proposed a vote to just say no to any tax imposition on the residents of Miami Beach. Last Wednesday, the City Commission voted unanimously, in a 6-0 vote, and passed a resolution stating that no public funding would go to any future renovations of Dolphin Stadium.
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