The Council of the District of Columbia approved a $3.7 billion deal to bring the Washington Commanders back to the city.
The council voted 11-2 to approve the RFK Development Act, which will bring redevelopment to the abandoned RFK Stadium campus and surrounding neighborhoods. Plans include a 65,000-seat domed stadium, parks, restaurants, bars, housing, and possible increased support for transit.
The district will contribute more than $1 billion in taxpayer funds and additional foregone revenue in tax breaks and other incentives for the Commanders to return to the district. The Commanders will, in turn, invest $2.7 billion to build the stadium, marking the single largest private investment in the district in its history.
“I am incredibly excited that with the passage of these bills, the District
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