I really don't know what to say anymore - you keep speculating that I'm not reading it right and that it has to do with the clean up, when the article itself completely differentiates that.
Believe what you want to believe - that's your prerogative...But clearly the article differentiates that, and articulates it so
What? I mean first you're saying that the article isn't about the cleanup, then you quote something that literally talks about setting aside money for the clean up.
The initial point of all this boils down to "Who is responsible for the daily maintenance and upkeep of the stadium"
That is not the cleanup, not the construction. It's who is responsible for the stadium after it's built. Who fixes the toilets, who mows the grass, who touches up the paint, who makes sure they have the food needed for game day, etc. Because the City of Carson is set to own and operate the stadium I'm guessing it would be their responsibility.
You are saying that's not the case, okay. But then you are citing this section of the article as evidence of this.
IS THERE MORE WORK TO BE DONE ENVIRONMENTALLY AND WHO WILL PAY FOR IT ?
Yes, there is. Over the years, more than $150 million has been spent on clean up, both by the various land owners controlling the 152 acres and the Carson Redevelopment Agency. Still to be completed is installing extraction wells to remove methane and other gases – a process that will take about six months – the cost of which will be shared by the developer and the Carson Redevelopment Agency, which has contributed financially to the clean up over the years and will continue to do so.
An important point to note: That money is going to be spent on the site
no matter what. Football, no football, mall, no mall. Whatever that land is eventually used for, money has already been set aside by Carson Redevelopment Agency to assist in the remaining clean up.
It’s important to note there is no connection between the clean-up funds and the City of Carson’s general fund.
Meanwhile, all of the extra costs necessitated by a football stadium will be paid for privately from revenues generated by the team or teams at the stadium. Such a large contribution by the teams is made possible by the enormous size of the Los Angeles and Orange County markets.
So breaking down the first bit.
Yes, there is. Over the years, more than $150 million has been spent on clean up, both by the various land owners controlling the 152 acres and the Carson Redevelopment Agency. Still to be completed is installing extraction wells to remove methane and other gases – a process that will take about six months – the cost of which will be shared by the developer and the Carson Redevelopment Agency, which has contributed financially to the clean up over the years and will continue to do so.
The first sentence is talking about how they need to do more cleanup. Over the years Carson, and various groups who have owned the land, have spent 150 million dollars. There is still more cleanup to be done, namely the wells to remove the various gasses, and those costs will be shared by the developer (Chargers/Raiders I'm assuming) and the Carson Redevelopment Agency.
An important point to note: That money is going to be spent on the site
no matter what. Football, no football, mall, no mall. Whatever that land is eventually used for, money has already been set aside by Carson Redevelopment Agency to assist in the remaining clean up.
This is saying that stadium or no stadium, they need to do this cleanup process. It doesn't matter if they go to the stadium, the backup plan of a mall, or something else, it needs to be cleaned up. Carson Redevelopment Agency have set aside money (they've said 50 million) to help with this process already.
It’s important to note there is no connection between the clean-up funds and the City of Carson’s general fund.
This is saying that the Carson budget and the money set aside by Carson Redevelopment Agency for the cleanup of the site is separate. The money is already there.
Meanwhile, all of the extra costs necessitated by a football stadium will be paid for privately from revenues generated by the team or teams at the stadium. Such a large contribution by the teams is made possible by the enormous size of the Los Angeles and Orange County markets.
This is saying that all the extra cleanup costs that they have because they are building a large stadium on there, and it makes the situation a little more complicated, and they need to do more than if they were building something smaller/lighter, will come from revenue generated from the stadium (so obviously they will owe money, and then once the stadium is built, money that it generates needs to go towards the cost of that cleanup). The teams being willing to help with the cleanup (which is supposedly significant financially, because they need to haul away 4 feet of dirt across the entire thing, burn that dirt, law down the plastic sheet, truck in clean dirt, etc) is because of how attractive the LA market is, it's worth it to spend more money.
At no point does that talk about daily maintenance and stadium upkeep.
