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Sports Millionaires?" (COPY IN THE BACKUP FOR THE MEETING.) He also read from the ZORGR,4M to state his position against the entire matter. He also spoke in favor of a referendum vote on the issue. Clinton Scott, 1926 Ocean Drive, thought it was time to have a binding referendum on the Dodger deal. Because it is so controversial, he thought the Commissioners would want to have public input. Anthony Donadio, 1665 E. Rosewood Court, thought people ought to be aware that $500,000 per year from the State would go to another community if we muss the critical October 1' deadline. Things have to move fast, there is no time to hold a referendum. He thought it should be looked at as an "investment", a business deal for the City and the County which later can be turned back and sold to make a profit. He believed the study to which Mr. Zorc referred was for facilities for large major league teams, not spring training teams. The Dodgers have a large impact on our community. Lee Kenworthy, 1170 Bounty Blvd., handed out copies of newspaper articles from the Wall Street Journal. (COPY FILED WITH THE BACKUP FOR THE MEETING.) He suggested the Commissioners read them and get a copy of the study referred to in the articles. The conclusion of the study seemed to be that the economic benefit of a sports franchise usually ends up in the hands of the players and the coaches. John Clinton, 3606 Mockingbird Drive, had a question about the deadline of October 1, 2000, and was advised that the same deadline was not available in 2001. He spoke in opposition, as a taxpayer, because he believed the proposal gave the Dodgers total control of the property without ownership for the next 20 years. As to the economic impact, his opinion was that the snow in the north during the winter had more impact on this community than the Dodgers' six-week spring training period. Bill Curtis, 3410 Buckinghammock Trail, president of the Chamber of Commerce, September 7, 2000 18 0 . 0