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PawSox Funding Deal Passes Senate Finance Committee

GoLocalProv News Team

PawSox Funding Deal Passes Senate Finance Committee

Larry Luccino, PawSox
As expected, the PawSox deal was approved by Senate Finance 8-1 -- the Committee is Chaired by Pawtucket and East Providence State Senator William Conley, who was quoted in September saying, "It’s not really not a wet finger to the wind process to test which way the public opinion winds are blowing."

Senate President Dominick Ruggerio is a strong advocate for the public financing scheme which would provide approximately $40 million in public financing to the PawSox ownership group.

A GoLocalProv.com Benchmark Poll was conducted by Socialsphere -- founded by John Della Volpe, the Director of Polling at Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics.

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Della Volpe said that in the case of the proposed bonding for the stadium only 28 percent support the proposal and 67% oppose.

The question asked, “Recently, a proposal has been made to permit the issuance of $81 million in bonds by the State to build a new stadium for the Pawtucket Red Sox. If there was an election today on this issue, would you vote to approve or reject issuing $81 million in financing supported moral obligation bonds to build the stadium?” Since the poll was conducted in October, the proposal's cost has increased to $83 million.

"Recently, a proposal has been made to permit the issuance of $81 million in bonds by the State to build a new stadium for the Pawtucket Red Sox. If there was an election today on this issue, would you vote to approve or reject issuing $81 million in financing supported moral obligation bonds to build the stadium?"

Approve........................................... 28%

Reject.............................................. 67% 

Don't know........................................4%

See all poll results below.

The legislation now goes to the full State Senate for consideration.


GoLocal: Benchmark Poll, October 2017

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