Talalay: Marlins stadium? The public’s view
Long-time Miami public relations firm Everett Clay Associates is looking for the public's opinion on a few choice questions (who will be the next president, how long Castro will remain in power) this fall.
The company has produced its 42nd annual Fall/Winter Sports Calendar, a pocket-sized foldout calendar that includes the September through Super Bowl schedules of South Florida’s pro teams, the state’s college teams, college bowl games and annual events, such as Ford Championship Weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Along with the calendar, the company has included a four-question survey with the first question being:
“Should a new baseball stadium be built at the Orange Bowl or in Downtown Miami?”
The choices are: Orange Bowl; Downtown Miami; and no stadium should be built.
So, far the no stadium option is leading, according to Amy Baena, an account executive at the firm. Otherwise, the Orange Bowl and downtown are evenly split and among the 50 or so postcards that have been returned, survey takers have added their own comments such as “No stadium should be built with taxpayers’ money,” or “Save the Orange Bowl,” Baena said.
Everett Clay staffers came up with the ideas for the questions, Baena said, just to get a feel for the pulse of the community. The company sent out a similar survey, which also included a question about Castro, a decade ago, Baena said. The survey can also be taken online here. The results will be sent out Nov. 1.
CRAIG DAVIS In more than 33 years at the Sun Sentinel, Craig Davis has written about a wide variety of sports topics from baseball to yachting, fishing to triathlons, and also worked as a copy editor and page designer. Recently he reported on local sports, including running, swimming, cycling, equestrian and beach volleyball. He enjoys sports as a participant as well as a spectator, is active in the South Florida running scene plays in the curling club at Saveology Iceplex. This blog offers a glimpse at the business side of sports in the interest of enhancing enjoyment of the games and sporting options as a spectator as well as a participant.
