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Commanders’ $3.8B D.C. Stadium Nears Key Council Vote
There was plenty of political back-and-forth before the first vote in D.C. for a proposed Commanders stadium, but a scheduled second vote should be more straightforward.
The Commanders’ planned return to the District of Columbia is up for another vote Wednesday, and this time, the proposed $3.8 billion project is expected to face far less drama.
The Council of the District of Columbia initially approved about $1.1 billion in public funding on Aug. 1 for a domed facility and mixed-use development on the grounds of RFK Stadium, the NFL team’s former home. Now, that measure is back for a second and final vote as a result of local rules requiring the multistage process to approve legislati