Details Of Worcester-PawSox Plan For 'Polar Park' Emerge In Live Announcement
The City of Worcester and the PawSox have signed a letter of intent for the team to move from Pawtucket to a new stadium in Worcester, slated for completion in 2021.
While elements of the deal are similar to what was under consideration in Pawtucket, PawSox Chairman Larry Lucchino made clear his frustation about Rhode Island's political landscape.
Lucchino said his late mother would have asked him, "Why don’t you take your team where it’s wanted, where they really very much support you and want to have this ballpark done. Go where you’re wanted, not where there’s controversy and disagreement and opposition and all of that. It is as simple as that."
But Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo said the Worcester proposal is much more generous for the PawSox than what the team was offered in Rhode Island. She declined to call out House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello by name, but blamed legislative foot-dragging since, Raimondo believes, the PawSox would have agreed to a plan negotiated by her administration last year. That plan never got a vote in the House, which responded with a more costly proposal for the team.
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