A’s Las Vegas stadium site demolition begins, but many questions still remain

A’s Las Vegas stadium site demolition begins, but many questions still remain

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  • Eric Fisher, Front Office Sports
July 20, 2024 12:50 PM
  • Eric Fisher, Front Office Sports

The A’s were due Thursday to offer more clues about their financing for the planned $1.5 billion stadium in Nevada during a meeting of the Las Vegas Stadium Authority. They did that—but only to a point.

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During the stadium authority session, club board member Sandy Dean laid out the three broad parameters of the club’s intended plan for the ballpark targeted for the Las Vegas Strip. But there are numerous pressing questions remaining within each of the three primary funding sources.

Public financing: The A’s will tap into $380 million of previously approved taxpayer funding, but say they plan to leave about $30 million of that in reserve to help with finishing the project.