Long-awaited day arrives: Cubs break ground on new Mesa training facility
New Cubs spring training facility
Getting ready: about 500 people attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the forthcoming Chicago Cubs spring training facility at Mesa’s Riverview Park on Wednesday. (Tribune photo, Mike Sakal)
Cubs Groundbreaking
Bill and Dianne Keller of Mesa have been season ticket holders to Cubs spring training games for 33 years, and will continue that tradition at the new spring training facility scheduled for completion in late 2013. The Kellers were on hand for the groundbreaking ceremonies for the new facility at Mesa’s Riverview Park on Wednesday. [Mike Sakal/Tribune]
Cubs Groundbreaking
Members of Mesa’s Westwood Little League were special guests for the groundbreaking ceremony for the Chicago Cubs spring training facility at Mesa’s Riverview Park on Wednesday. The $99 million facility was made possible by the approval of city voters in the Nov. 2010 general election and is scheduled to be completed in time for the 2014 spring training season. [Mike Sakal/Tribune]
Cubs Groundbreaking
Family members of the late Robert Brinton were on hand for the groundbreaking ceremonies of the forthcoming Chicago Cubs spring training facility at Mesa’s Riverview Park on Wednesday. Robert Brinton, former president of the Mesa Visitors and Convention Bureau and an ardent Chicago Cubs fan, unexpectedly died age 60 in October, 2011. Brinton’s widow, Nanette Brinton (center, red shirt) is surrounded by some of their children on Wednesday. [Mike Sakal/Tribune]
Cubs Groundbreaking
Chicago Cubs owner tom Ricketts (second from left), Mesa Mayor Scott Smith, Cubs owner Laura Ricketts and other officials break ground Wednesday on the forthcoming $99 million spring training facility for the Cubs at Mesa’s Riverview Park. [Mike Sakal/Tribune]
Cubs Groundbreaking
Chicago Cubs Owner Tom Ricketts (far left), Mesa Mayor Scott Smith, Cubs owner Laura Ricketts move some dirt during the groundbreaking ceremonies for the forthcoming $99 million spring training facility for the Cubs at Mesa’s Riverview Park. The costs of the facility were approved by city voters during the general election in November 2010. [Mike Sakal/Tribune]
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Mark Aurelius Schmit posted at 5:21 pm on Mon, Jun 17, 2013.
This is terrible...this is atrocious... We had a beautiful city park, with a baseball diamond for kids and adults, a lake for fishing, recreation and barbecue area for young families, a soccer court, pet walking area, and even a city-owned affordable golf course. This was taken away from us for the privilige of building a spring training facility for a profitable baseball team. And the billionaire owners are so generous that they will pay for any rtaxpayers costs over $99 million. Too bad since Motorola and AT&T left town, there arent any jopbs in West Mesa tht pay over the minimum wage. They will be coming in from Scottsdale and Paradise Valley from the north, and from Chandler from the south, but noone in this community will even benefit from this taxpayer rip-off. Where was Ralph Nader, where were the Libertarians when all this was being negotiated??? Worse yet, the tarps are blowing away in the wind and the dust is flying and the pollution is just terrible in this area.
Suelee posted at 2:16 pm on Wed, Jul 11, 2012.
The one thing that made the Riverview shopping district attractive was the lovely Riverview park with the lake and babbling brook and green space. Now the park is hidden behind an ugly chain link fence with hideous fabric covering the chain link. Interesting how the City of Mesa is working so hard to drive customers away the Riverview district. Putting a stadium there will also not attract more shoppers, just increase congestion and drive off the current customers.
FrankR Lipsky posted at 2:08 pm on Wed, Jul 11, 2012.
Arizona taxpayer logic
1.Taxpayers agree to pay $90M for new stadium
2 Team owner and player make multimillion $ salaries
3 Bonds will be issued to cover cost,all taxpayersfrom top to bottom1% will pay bond interest but the top1% do not wan to pay higher income taxes.
???? Who is dumber Quayle or Obama?/
We know the taxpayers who approved of this stadium for the rich are stupid