Rendering of the Potomac Yard Arena

Subsidies For Billionaire’s Sports Complex Concern Arlington Official

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Before leaving his elected position at the end of 2023, Arlington County Board Chair Christian Dorsey gave a big thumbs-up to plans by the billionaire owner of the Washington Capitals and Wizards to use taxpayer subsidies to build a sports and entertainment complex in Potomac Yard in Alexandria, near the border with Arlington.

Sen. Barbara Favola is wary of providing state support for a Capitals and Wizards arena when education and other services are underfunded.

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