San Diego City Manager Jack McGrory said the city "has
no intention of halting construction" at Jack Murphy
Stadium, despite "growing community opposition and second
thoughts by some council members," according to Barry Bloom
of the SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE. City Council is scheduled
to discuss pending litigation against the expansion Tuesday.
In recent days, "doubts about the expansion have been voiced
by many council members," and Councilmember Judy McCarty
said the expansion plan should be put to a vote. McGrory:
"If I thought what we were doing was illegal, I would have
never given the green light for construction to begin." The
council recently passed an $18M amendment to the original
$60M expansion deal, and former Councilmember Bruce
Henderson is leading a referendum drive aimed at placing the
$18M amendment on the ballot. On Thursday, he filed "the
last of more than 60,000 signatures collected in the last
month." He has also filed a suit asking a judge to decide
if the referendum should include the whole $78M project. The
lawsuit also "seeks to halt the project" while the
referendum is pending (SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE, 1/11).
