MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Former Miami Marlins President David Samson has joined forces with Miami activist and movie maker Billy Corben on the on-going Inter Miami CF stadium controversy.
“This is a billion dollar heist happening in broad daylight,” says Samson on a 2-minute video launched by Corben.
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The duo is slamming the proposed Inter Miami CF Soccer Stadium and Freedom Park take care of the City of Miami and Samson is utilizing his personal expertise safety a deal for the Marlins ballpark as ammo.
(Source: Billy Corben)
“The City of Miami wants to give billionaire Jorge Mas, David Beckham, and their Inter Miami soccer team a 99-year no bid lease, below market value on 131 acres of parkland at Melreese,” Samson says on the video.
“It’s a real estate play,” he instructed CBS4 News. “And as long as people know that’s what it is then you can go ahead and decide if you want to support it or not,” he stated.
You might bear in mind Samson from years in the past when he pushed a deal to construct loanDepot park for the Miami Marlins.
The county bought $500 million in bonds to get the park constructed. It will take a long time to repay the bonds and curiosity.
In the case of Inter Miami CF, it might be a no-bid lease deal, negotiated between town and the soccer membership.
“This is the biggest boondoggle in Miami history. The Melreese give-a-way is so bad, it would make the Marlin’s Stadium deal look good,” Samson says within the video.
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(Courtesy: City of Miami)
Miami Commissioner Manolo Reyes is in opposition to the deal as it’s, saying three legislation corporations employed by town discovered 28 points with it.
“My position was from the beginning that we should have opened this for bid if we wanted to do something with that land,” Reyes stated.
He stated if quite a few points had been addressed and this went to aggressive bidding, town might absorb more cash. “The more money that comes to our coffers, comes to the general fund, the less need we have to raise taxes. The more money we have to improve the quality of life of our residents,” he stated.
Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla slammed Samson and Corben saying in an announcement, “Billy Corben and David Samson are the first ones lying and cheating our residents. One of them profits off of libel and defamation and the other is a thief who profits off of stealing taxpayer money from our residents to line his pockets. Everyone knows who these bad actors are, and nobody believes a word they say. I have always and will always negotiate what is best for Miamians and my history proves just that,” he stated.
David Samson in video slamming Inter Miami CF stadium deal (Courtesy: Billy Corben)
Samson stated he’s doing it to verify residents know what’s at stake.
“My view of the Inter Miami deal, if you want to be in favor of it, at least understand what it is,” Samson stated.
CBS4 News reached out to Miami Mayor Francis Suarez. He’s a giant cheerleader of the undertaking. He declined our request for an interview. CBS4 News additionally reached out to Inter Miami CF for remark and haven’t heard again.
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The Miami City Commission is scheduled to debate and vote on the problem April twenty eighth.