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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Brian Witte

'Too much foot-dragging' over stadium lease deal with Baltimore Orioles, Maryland official says

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A Maryland official on a powerful state board said Wednesday there's “too much foot-dragging” between the Maryland Stadium Authority and the Baltimore Orioles to renew the team's lease at Camden Yards, and he urged the parties to “get this damn thing done.”

Treasurer Dereck Davis, who is one of three members of the Maryland Board of Public Works, expressed his concerns at the end of a board meeting. The treasurer pointed out that negotiations between the state and the team aren’t over something as involved as building a new stadium, and he questioned what’s taking so long.

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