The Baltimore Rapport

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As more Baltimoreans check-in with The Rapport, we’ve been lucky to expand our podcast guest offerings.  Last Friday afternoon, The Rapport spoke with the Baltimore Mayor’s Chief of Staff, Demaune Millard, about the City’s request to study the feasibility of a soccer stadium in Baltimore.  When 71,203 fans showed up at M&T Bank Stadium over the summer to watch famed Champion’s League rivals AC Milan and Chelsea FC play an exhibition soccer match, Mayor Sheila Dixon took notice.  Prince George’s County Council recently blocked the stadium proposal in its jurisdiction, and D.C. United has exhibited clear intentions that the organization would like to relocate from it’s current home at RFK Stadium.  The Sun reported on the City’s request two weeks ago, and we checked in with Mr. Millard to learn of any new updates and to get details on the possibilities.

Chief of Staff to the Mayor, Demaune Millard.

The response, while leaning positive among Baltimoreans, has garnered mixed opinions from the community.  Some argue that Baltimore has bigger issues on which to focus.  Others, though, posit that stadium construction would bring economic development and new jobs to the city.  Here at The Rapport, we’ve approached the issue with cautious optimism.  To learn more, we asked Mr. Millard about the following:

• The background behind the request to the Stadium Authority
• The potential locations for the stadium
• The possibility of renaming D.C. United
• The effect of a potential stadium build on community redevelopment

So, listeners of The Rapport, what do you think?  Would Baltimore benefit from a new multi-use stadium?  Let us know in the poll and comments below.  Regardless, If you’re a Baltimore soccer fan hoping for a franchise to come this way, then this interview is a must-listen!

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