Loudoun County supervisors voted 6-2 on Tuesday on a measure that would bring minor league baseball into the county.
The supervisors’ vote allows plans to move forward for a 5,500-seat, 75,000-square-foot stadium, as well as up to eight office buildings and 74,000 square feet for auxiliary use, on the Kincora property west of Dulles Town Center. Hall of Famer and former Baltimore Oriole Brooks Robinson joined dozens of Little Leaguers in their uniforms at a public hearing Monday night to lobby for the project.
“Opening Day 2011 is an aggressive goal for us and we intend to meet it; [the vote], coupled with a decision later this year on the overall project, will make that goal a reality,” said Bob Farren, managing partner of VIP Baseball, a group that is working to bring minor league baseball to the county. — David Sherfinski
