Monumental Sports & Entertainment CEO Ted Leonsis, left, and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's handshake deal in December to relocate the teams to a taxpayer-backed arena in Alexandria collapsed Wednesday.
Ted Leonsis' handshake deal with Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin to relocate the teams to a taxpayer-backed arena in Alexandria, Va., collapsed Wednesday, weeks after a bumpy slog of a defeat in the Virginia General Assembly. Leonsis, apparently not willing to wait for a second shot in Virginia, reemerged in Washington, which had offered his Monumental Sports & Entertainment a more than half-billion-dollar US arena deal to stay.
The outpouring of blame began when Alexandria announced the negotiations were over Wednesday, in a statement that expressed disappointment in "what occurred between the Governor and General Assembly.""He mismanaged the process," said Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell, who had agreed to sponsor legislation underpinning the deal.
In a statement, JBG CEO Matt Kelly questioned the motives of key Senate leaders including Lucas, who had stymied the legislation and gleefully celebrated its demise on social media. Specifically, JBG questioned whether the arena was blocked as part of a "scheme" to benefit a competing developer, Comstock, that had been pushing for a northern Virginia casino.
Lucas said on social media that "the incompetent losers behind the effort are out telling lies and conspiracy theories" instead of admitting their own failure. Youngkin never enjoyed vocal support from Republican legislators, who mostly kept their heads down as the deal imploded. The project also faced well-organized local opposition.Winnipeg Jets unlikely to fly away again, experts in pro sports say
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