The District of Columbia Council’s decision requiring private financing for at least fifty percent of the construction costs of the Nationals’ new ballpark may jeopardize the team’s tenure in Washington, D.C. The 7-6 vote in favor of this new proviso breaks the agreement major league baseball negotiated with the city to land the former Montreal Expos franchise in the nation’s capital.

On December 14, 2004 — The District of Columbia Council’s decision requiring private financing for at least fifty percent of the construction costs of the Nationals’ new ballpark may jeopardize the team’s tenure in Washington, D.C. The 7-6 vote in favor of this new proviso breaks the agreement major league baseball negotiated with the city to land the former Montreal Expos franchise in the nation’s capital.

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