The Atlanta Business Chronicle and other news sources are now reporting confirmation that the "Atlanta Braves have received final approval for their planned new spring training complex near Sarasota, Fla.
The North Port Commission voted Tuesday to approve the complex, now estimated to cost $100 million.
The Braves expect to begin play there in 2019. The team extended its 20-year lease in Orlando by a year to include spring training in 2018.
The Braves wanted a new spring training facility because so many of the other teams that play in Florida’s Grapefruit League have moved to either the east or west coast of Florida. Only the Detroit Tigers, who play in Lakeland, remained in Central Florida. That meant long bus rides for spring road games, as well as during the season for minor league players.
The stadium will hold up to 8,000 people and will include luxury suites, six full and two half practice fields, batting cages and pitching mounds. The Braves will operate the facility year-round, for spring training and for a club baseball academy.
The state of Florida will contribute $20 million in funding for the project. Sarasota County will pay $21 million from its tourist development tax.
The Braves will make annual payments toward stadium maintenance of $5.625 million."
From https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2017/09/20/braves-get-final-ok-for-new-spring-training.html
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