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SAN DIEGO, ROUND TWO: STADIUM FOES SEEK NEW REFERENDUM VOTE

          Two San Diego residents who waged a lengthy losing
     court battle against the city to place the $78M expansion of
     Jack Murphy Stadium on the ballot are trying to bring $18M
     in cost overruns for the project to a referendum vote,
     according to Barry Bloom of the SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE. 
     Attorney and former city councilmember Bruce Henderson and
     Richard Rider have until January 9 to get 28,046 signatures
     from the city's registered voters to get a referendum on the
     ballot -- 30 days after the council gave final approval to
     fund the expansion by authorizing $18M in cost overruns
     attributed to inflation and construction cost increases on
     Tuesday.  City Manager Jack McGrory: "The bottom line is
     that this will not stop expansion of the stadium.  The
     original $60 million deal is signed, sealed, delivered and
     approved all the way to the California Supreme Court.  We're
     selling the bonds tomorrow (Thursday) and work has already
     started out there."  Expansion of the stadium from 61,000 to
     70,000 is scheduled to begin next month and end in
     September.  If Rider and Henderson obtain the necessary
     signatures, the council can "either reconsider its action or
     put the matter on the ballot during either a special
     election or any other scheduled election during the ensuing
     11 months" (SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE, 12/12).

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