Don't sign blank check now for incomplete stadium deal

Week of Jan. 4, 2008

Credit Miami-Dade County Commission Chairman Bruno Barreiro for delaying a baseball stadium vote until terms are final and commissioners know every detail.

The rush to a Dec. 20 vote was needless. Commissioners were being asked to approve an incomplete deal they hadn’t seen.

Mr. Barreiro wisely demanded more time — wisely because signing a general agreement to proceed would cost taxpayers a $10 million penalty if the county and the Marlins later disagreed on any of multiple related contracts that still aren’t written.

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