Details of Proposed Cubs Project Still Up in the Air

While City of Mesa officials and Chicago Cubs executives promote the virtues of a yes vote on ballot Proposition 420, Mesa residents really do not know any more about this proposed spring training facility than they did six months ago when this development was conceived. Numerous deadlines have passed without the commitment to any sort of a binding agreement between the parties spelling out the obligations of either the city or the baseball team. While all sorts of verbal assertions are thrown about concerning this matter, any attempt to nail down the specifics of any portion of the project results in a nonanswer.

While the city and the Cubs are long on hope, they are dreadfully short on facts. As Samuel Goldwyn said, “A verbal contract isn’t worth the paper it’s written on”. Until there are more definite details available and a binding agreement on this multimillion dollar development, voters should withhold their written approval. After all, it is our money the city plans to spend.