Do having liens on the City of Homestead Sports Complex for non-payment bring a smile to John Ruiz, Mayor Steve Bateman and Councilman Elvis Maldonado?
Two separate companies have had liens placed upon the City of Homestead owned and renamed La LEY Sports Complex. Both La LEY and the City of Homestead were noticed of this action. The property address is 1601 SE 28 Avenue. Approximately $41,700 is owed according to the filings.
Mayor Bateman says City will work on insurance issues for La LEY. John Ruiz says the La LEY Sports Complex is losing $100,000 per month*. Insurance estimated at an additional $10,000 per month.
*1/10/2012 COW Agenda, prior meetings minutes
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Birds of a feather flock together.
Dream On Homestead and La LEY. Water Park and Swimming Pools are coming. $60 to $80 million dollars a year is coming to Homestead's economy. See the Ruiz Compact.
La Ley Enterprises has just invested about $1 million in oft-dormant Homestead Sports Complex to ready it for a Mixed Fighting Alliance match in early May and a June-to-August international youth baseball tournament. La Ley has "pretty much redone all the seating, all the suites, painted the entire outside of the" baseball stadium, said President John H. Ruiz. "We have redone entirely all of the fields that were out in the back as well as the field in the main stadium. We've taken down the scoreboard and are bringing in a jumbo LED screen. We've redone the sound system, the dugouts, the locker rooms, all the interior offices." La Ley has also replaced broken lighting, built a baseball diamond for children 7 to 13 and retrofitted the complex so it can transmit games in high definition. Finally, Mr. Ruiz said, "we're in the works of starting to build an [outdoor] Olympic-sized swimming pool and we're also looking into building a water park." At the outset of negotiations, Mr. Ruiz, an attorney, said he planned to redo much of complex and add up to 20 indoor basketball courts, all to breathe life into the city and pump $60 million to $80 million into its economy. In return, he would pay the complex's upkeep costs, now $300,000 a year, and have the option to buy the whole ballgame for $16 million. The complex's official opening under La Ley is to be June 17, when baseball teams for youths 8 to 18 from across the US as well as Japan, Taiwan, Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Colombia, Panama and even Cuba will jet to Miami to compete until Aug. 12. The crack of bats at the complex may elicit a collective sigh of relief from the surrounding area.
No wonder why he is selling Christmas trees and cars.
What's next fireworks?
so why were we lead to believe on this blog that the stadium was bought for 16 Mil?
I know that this is not the subject but....Was at the Lynda Bell state address last night and many municipalities reps were there they were called out and at least 2 to 4 leaders of each stood up, when they said Homestead no one was there, wonder why????
Very nice event & nice Arts center.
Anonymous said... so why were we lead to believe on this blog that the stadium was bought for 16 Mil?
January 14, 2012 1:02 AM
Did you read the prior post where they said the biz journal made an error and printed false information?
So you think it would be better to have the land sit there vacant and unused. At least it is not wasted and kids are benefitting.
Anon Jan 14, 3:56PM come come now don't get testy, sometimes we miss things such as this case...
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