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Feb 12Liked by Mark Eaton

Thanks for your thoughts. Three questions. 1) do you think the composition of this governance committee is really a deal breaker for council? 2) what do you think about the the senate finance committee choosing not to review their bill and all of the negative comments from Sen Lucas? Is this a maneuver for the dems to extract maximum leverage in negotiations over the next month? 3) ultimately do you think all of the republicans will support the creation of the stadium authority thereby only needing a few Dems to pass it?

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David: I appreciate your taking the time to post such an insightful comment. I am not close enough to the thinking of people on the City Council or in the General Assembly to offer meaningful answers. If there was a "What to Watch For" section in "Down in the Weeds at Potomac Yard, Part II" it would definitely include your questions. Thanks.

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Feb 12Liked by Mark Eaton

Sen. Surovell said today that the only basis for Gov. Youngkin's projections is an undisclosed report by JP Morgan, which he found out represents the owners of the very property to be developed, so it is not remotely an unbiased study. If that's true, how could anyone justify making this massive investment on such incompetent evidence?

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TM: Thank you for your comment. The 30+ page JP Morgan report is a curious topic. References to the report appear in two earlier About Alexandria posts about the Potomac Yard project. The Governor's Office has the report and will not release it. The Washington Post also has a copy of the report, but Teo Armus, a reporter for the Post, told me that the paper is unwilling to disclose it. Mayor Wilson was asked about the report last Friday on WAMU's "Politics Hour" and, to his credit, he said, "Everything should be out there."

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