The Los Angeles Angels have ended negotiations with Anaheim regarding a new stadium, and are continuing to negotiate a move eight miles southeast, to Tustin, according to the Los Angeles Times. The Angels play in Anaheim, despite the Los Angeles in front of the team’s name, and Anaheim has been the home of the Angels since 1966.
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Angels spokeswoman Marie Garvey downplayed the negotiations between the team and Tustin as the Angels exploring all the available options, and said the Angels are only walking away from one particular deal, and not necessarily the city of Anaheim.
The Angels are also considering a site in Irvine, CA, near the Great Park.
Anaheim representatives claim they will be “ready to continue the discussions” with the team, and the sticking point appears to be a deal framework approved by Anaheim’s city council in September 2013, which would require the team to refurbish Angel Stadium at an estimated $150 million dollar cost, in exchange for a $1-per year lease on a nearby parking lot, which the Angels would develop to recoup the costs of the stadium.
The Mayor of Anaheim objected to the deal’s framework, stating the city and team should split development revenue, and little progress was made since.
The Angels have a three-year window of when they can opt-out of the stadium lease, with the first chance in 2016, and the last chance in 2019.
If the Angels choose not to opt-out in that span, the lease extends until 2029.
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