The CMPA Board of Trustees is once again making demands of the Blue Wahoos. Scott Remington, attorney for the baseball team, says the team has followed the agreement approved by the CMPA board, Pensacola City Council and Mayor Ashton Hayward.
The CMPA board this week voted unanimously to claim all days not already claimed as Wahoo events as “community events.” —even though the CMPA board has put on few, if any, big events at the park since it opened in 2012. Read CMPA Demand.
With the CMPA taking over all days at the park, what will the board do with those days?
The City’s Park & Recreation runs the park for the CMPA. According to its original proposal, Parks & Rec was to generate revenue from concerts and other events–which hasn’t happened.
Here is the breakdown of payments made by the team:
2012
Use Fee: $188,125
Attendance surcharge: $125,000
Ticket surcharge: $171,780.50
Non-baseball: $46993.09
Total for 2012: $531,898.59
2013
Use Fee: $188,125.02
Attendance surcharge: $367,890.80
Ticket surcharge: $149,378
Non-baseball: $29,347.42
Total for 2013: $734,741.24
2014
Use Fee: $188,125
Attendance surcharge: $358,377.05
Ticket surcharge: $145,855.50
Non-baseball: $46722.96
Total for 2014: $739,080.51
2015
Use Fee: $188,125
Attendance surcharge: $350,413.45
Ticket surcharge: $141,386
Non-baseball: $8,891.44
Naming rights: $112,500
Total for 2015: $801,315.89
Total 2012-2015 paid to CMPA: $2,807,036.23
Plus forgave:
2012 PPD security costs for parking lot (CMPA obligation) $104,734.29
2012 Misc. expenses $6,315.41
Plus CMPA/City keeps all revenue from parking
