PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — Pawtucket’s mayor says he plans to continue pushing for a bill that would help finance a new Pawtucket Red Sox stadium.
The Providence Journal reports Mayor Don Grebien said Friday that he will keep advocating “in the best interest of Pawtucket” for the legislation.
The Democrat has been pushing a bill that calls for the Pawtucket Redevelopment Agency to borrow $71 million to build the ballpark. The plan asks the state to pay off $23 million. The team would pay $33 million and the city would pay $15 million.
Plans for the new stadium reached a dead end Tuesday when Senate President Dominick Ruggerio, a Democrat, said it’s too late in the legislative session to review the proposal.
Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo said Thursday she can’t support the bill.
