The Washington Commanders are officially coming back to the District.

On Wednesday, the D.C. Council voted 11-2 to approve a $3.7 billion package that clears the way for a new 65,000-seat stadium and a sweeping mixed-use redevelopment on the site of the old RFK Stadium.

The deal, described by Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) as “the largest economic development project in D.C. history,” includes more than $1 billion in taxpayer funding for infrastructure, utilities, parking, and a new recreation facility.

Josh Harris, principal owner for the Washington Commanders, said the team was “deeply grateful for the warm return to the District and the center of the DMV.”

District Councilmembers Brianne K. Nadeau (D) and Robert C. White Jr. (D) cast the only votes against the measure.

Nadeau opposed a fo

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