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PATS' OWNER SAYS NO THANKS TO BOSTON MAYOR LAND PROPOSAL

          Patriots Owner Robert Kraft yesterday rejected a
     proposed stadium site from Boston Mayor Thomas Menino that
     Menino called, "the best possible site for a stadium in
     Boston," according to Richard Chacon of the BOSTON GLOBE. 
     Menino's site, 81 acres in an industrial area in the South
     Bay section of Boston, was presented by Boston Redevelopment
     Authority Dir Marisa Lago as an alternative to Kraft's
     desired South Boston site.  Lago: "If the Patriots are
     serious about moving to Boston, this would be the site worth
     considering.  We're saying this is the site with the most
     potential in the city."  Menino Press Secretary Jacque
     Goddard: "South Boston is out of the equation as far as
     we're concerned."  In a statement, the Patriots said: "All
     of our research shows the [South Boston] location is the
     only one which will allow us to build the facility with
     private money" (BOSTON GLOBE, 12/18).
          CHIP SHOT: In Boston, Nick Cafardo calls the current
     condition of Foxboro Stadium "a good advertisement for a new
     stadium."  The NFL sent field consultant Chip Toma to
     inspect the Foxboro field before "ordering" the Pats to
     replace the entire field for its playoff game.  The NFL will
     pay "the bulk of the tab" (BOSTON GLOBE, 12/18).

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