Before you know who pops off about the additional money being requested for the stadium.

I did my fair share of digging and homework and this is what I came up with. Feel free to disagree.

The ballpark is not over budget and and the construction company is not asking for an extra "ten million." From the various El Paso Inc, El Paso Times, KVIA, and KFOX articles, it seems the construction company has pretty much said this was a 50 million dollar stadium (plus 10 million in design etc) when you include all the downtown upgrades. The mistake was the city selling this as a 40 million dollar stadium (plus the 10 million in design etc).

For those against the stadium, this is the perfect time to pop off. Have fun.

Keep in mind, the stadium is the City's. The team is MountainStar's. So who is "getting rich" off the additional money needed to build the stadium properly? Again, Chicken Littles, have fun popping off.

It would be great if the project would actually cost 40/10 million for a total of 50 - as advertised. That is not the case. It is actually going to be 50/10 for a total of 60 million. Is this a stunt? A scam? Blah Blah Blah? Maybe.

I would hope the ankle biters would do a little digging and homework before declaring this a stunt. How is it a stunt? Where is the scam? Do you have actual details?

Myself, I just want the stadium and the upgrades to downtown. I am okay with the additional money needed. I blame City Council for selling one number when the exact amount wasn't exactly known and while the construction company was clearly saying it was a higher number than what they were putting out.

Either way, Play Ball!