Bowser on RFK: 'We want Taylor Swift and Beyonce to come to DC.'

WASHINGTON – – In a 1-1 interview with FOX 5, the Mayor of DC, Muriel Bowser, said that the revival of the location at RFK could change the area in the same way as National Park revived the Navy Yard.

One day after Bowser and the main owners Josh Harris had taken on a contract to bring the Washington commanders back to the RFK location, the eyes are on the DC Council, which must approve the deal before he can progress.

“Research shows again and again that sports stadiums for jurisdiction are net losers.

Mendelson announced Fox 5 Tuesday that council members are concerned about the costs of the plan.

“The conclusion is that the mayor has proposed what seems to have about one billion dollars DC taxpayers from different sources that a stadium for which we have not seen for the details for the city,” said Mendelson.

The other side:

Bowser emphasized that the deal “would create so much opportunity for DC”.

“It is a calculation of dollars and cent for us. More visitors, more economic activity means that we can invest more in schools and public security and roads,” said Bowser.

Bowser tells David Kaplan from Fox 5 that DC Council knew that this was a priority for her, and believes that you have enough time to take it into account as part of your budget review process.

“It is not really that something that we have been talking about for ten years about which every member of the council has been informed as a priority to get control of RFK and to develop it. I literally said in my first speech that my goal for RFK was to bring a great bowl,” said Bowser. “You sign a budget of $ 20 billion every year, and all your budget negotiations and considerations occur in 70 days. It is in your rules. Budget advice lasts 70 days. This is part of this budget discussion. It does not require that a full -time rate asks for a full -time rate.

Bowser says it is her task as a mayor “to take the opportunity” – and in her view there is the opportunity for more than just an NFL stadium.

“My priorities were that we would have a mixed development that contained an NFL stadium, but not only an NFL stadium. So we project that the website, even though we still have to go through the zoning process in the residential areas, we believe that they could keep up to 5,000 to 6,000 units,” said Bowser.

In addition to the mixed use and living space? “Premier Events.”

“It helps us when our stadium is exposed to national television or global events. It helps us to attract more festivals and events, more companies, more tourists. So we want Taylor Swift and Beyonce to come to DC. We want the World Cup,” said Bowser.

Seven votes are required so that the deal DC Council is adopted. Fox 5 has learned that four members yes, two no, and the other seven may be somewhere in the middle. Mendelson and Ward 5 council member Zachary Parker do not seem to be this deal for this deal, as was now being built – but have expressly said that they could support a deal with a stadium.

According to Bowser, the “same debate” about the use of taxpayers' money in the development of NAT Park was taken.

“Nobody now says with the change in the Capital Riverfront the creation of jobs and the civic pride, which was created by World Series Champions that we should not bring baseball back to Washington DC,” said Bowser. “I think people with vision will prevail again to bring the team home.”

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