Monday, May 31, 2010

Tournament organizers plead for a break

City administration is considering several requests by organizers of the World Junior Baseball championships.  They asked the city to allow them to collect 15 per cent of the concession revenues that would normally go into city coffers.   They're also asking the city to waive rental fees for Port Arthur Stadium and the cost of lighting for the tournament if it runs a deficit.  There was also a request to open another entrance to Baseball Central to take the pressure off the only existing entrance off of Central Avenue.  Administration says it will have an answer back in two weeks.