The A’s moved a step closer to starting construction on the team’s planned $1.75 billion Las Vegas ballpark after Clark County commissioners unanimously approved land use permits Wednesday.
The permits include those for recreational or entertainment facility, live entertainment, vocational training, office, outdoor dining and drinking and cooking and outdoor market. The Athletics plan to play their home games at the 33,000-fan capacity stadium, which also will host other sporting and live entertainment events.
“Today we got approval that we can now start pulling permits, that we can now start working toward the actual construction and erection of this building,” A’s President Marc Badain said following the meeting. “Obviously a big step, but a lot of the work has been done over the last few years and I got to join in the last month.”
