Con informacion del Miami Herald….
Miami podria perder en un futuro muy cercano el Abierto de y tenis que anualmente se disputa en Crandon Park en Key Biscayne.
El abogado del torneo comercial dijo que la partida a otra ciudad es virtualmente segura luego de la derrota sufrida la semana pasada ante el Tribunal de Apelaciones del Tercer Distrito. Señaló que lo único que todavía no es seguro es cuán pronto podrá irse el Abierto de Key Biscayne tras haber perdido su demanda contra las restricciones de crecimiento en Crandon, propiedad del Condado y sede del torneo que atrae cada primavera a algunas de las mayores estrellas del tenis y alrededor de 300,000 asistentes.
“En algún momento se irá de allí. Lo único que no es seguro es cuándo”, dijo Eugene Stearns, el abogado de Miami que representó al torneo en su fallida demanda por derogar las regulaciones del Condado y permitir al Miami Open que comenzara un plan de expansión por $50 millones en Crandon.
La compañía propietaria del torneo, International Players Championship Inc., tenía un compromiso de ocho años en su contrato con Miami-Dade, pero Stearns sostiene que ese acuerdo ya no es válido porque el Condado no ha brindado al evento anual una sede adecuadamente remozada.
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After a big loss on appeal, the Miami Open tennis tournament may be closing the door on staying in Key Biscayne’s Crandon Park.
Amplifying a familiar warning, the for-profit tourney’s lawyer says an exit to another city is a virtual certainty on the heels of last week’s defeat before the Third District Court of Appeal. He said the only variable is how long it will take the Open to leave after losing its challenge to growth restrictions at the county-owned Crandon, home to the tourney that each spring draws some of the biggest stars in tennis and about 300,000 attendees.
“At some point, it’s going to be gone. The only question is when,” said Eugene Stearns, the Miami lawyer who represented the tournament in its losing effort to overturn the county rules and allow for the Miami Open to begin a $50 million expansion plan at Crandon.
Tournament owner International Players Championship Inc. has an eight-year commitment in its contract with Miami-Dade, but Stearns maintains that agreement is no longer valid because the county has failed to provide an updated home for the yearly event.
“I can’t predict whether the tournament is going to want to stick it out for the next eight years,” he said. “They’ll certainly have to consider their options. Under the circumstances, this has become a hostile environment to conduct business.”
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