LOS ANGELES — Even with Angels owner Arte Moreno in the midst of selling the Angels, the city of Anaheim might throw a nine-figure curveball at him.
On Tuesday, the Anaheim City Council is scheduled to consider whether to approve a study that could show Angel Stadium needs hundreds of millions of dollars of upgrades. The meeting agenda, posted Thursday night, said the study would be commissioned "in anticipation of potential litigation" that at least one councilman believes could force the team to pick up the tab.
In 2013, a city report estimated the stadium would need between $130 million and $150 million for maintenance, repairs and renovations over the ensuing 20 years. That estimated amount is "easily double" now, city spokesman Mike Lyster told the Orange County Register in August, but the proposed study would provide a detailed assessment.
