David Beckham and Jorge Mas, president of Zaragoza, are faced with an important vote

dating English footballer david beckham and the businessman George Morepresident of Royal Saragossaface this Thursday an important day in the construction of the stadium for Inter-Miamialthough pressures are increasing so that the agreement does not come true.

The commissioners (aldermen) of the city of Miami They plan to vote this Thursday on whether they will accept the plan proposed by the owners Inter-Miamiwho have been looking for a location for their stadium in the city for many years.

two failed attempts

After two failed attempts, they proposed to build a stadium with a capacity for approximately 25,000 spectators next to the airport. Miamibut also an office building, a hotel, a commercial area and a sports complex.

But it is not easy for them. Of the five commissioners, one of them has already expressed rejection of the project, so they need all the remaining votes in their favor for the plan to proceed.

And the pressures against the project are rising. In a short documentary filmmaker billy corben critical of the project, we should add that the Democratic candidate for Governor of Florida, Nikki Friedquestioned this week that such a “magnitude” agreement should be made when citizens need help to deal with the rising cost of living and high housing prices.

Two former city managers also joined in the criticism, Daniel Alfonso Y Emilio Gonzalezto participate in settlement negotiations.

Alfonso Y Gonzalez they told the newspaper miami herald that the numbers of economic settlements should change upwards, so as to accompany the increasing value of land in the city.

The contract will provide Inter Miami FC the lease for 99 years of land near the airport where there is now a golf course called Melreese Country Club.

The current project establishes rent starting at $ 3.57 million or 5% of total operating income and the rent increase should not exceed 4% per year.

4/5 commissioner approval required

The voters of Miami approved in 2018 to grant Inter-Miami exclusive land rights, but for some numbers are obsolete and now, to close the deal, the approval of four of the five city commissioners is required.

like the stadium in Miami not fulfilled, the club decided to move two years ago to the nearby city of Fort Lauderdalefollowed closely by what is happening about 40 kilometers to the south to try to do the of Inter Miamie stay permanently in this tourist city and even change its name.

Despite the expected meeting this Thursday, there is a possibility that voting will be postponed for the fourth time, as the new assessment of the value of the land is not expected to be ready.