Mayor Bowser discusses RFK Stadium during budget meeting

001well today DC mayor Mariel Bowser continued her pitch to bring the Washington commanders back to the district with a new stadium right on the RFK site she talked about her proposal during the first in a series of public budget meetings at the model City Senior Wellness Center in Northeast the mayor told the seniors there about 25 of the 174 Acre Site would be needed for an NFL sized Stadium while the rest of the land would be dedicated to park space housing and Commercial development the mayor said she's still in negotiations with the commanders right now about how much the district would be asked to pay for the project if the team does decide to move back to DC I only say that because we're at the beginning not the end of that discussion and so what we will do is continue our talks with the team um and I I I am hopeful that we will come together with a a plan that's good for the team but better for DC resident yeah they're going to have to move quickly the mayor said any stadium plans would require the approval of the DC Council a new stadium is expected to be included in the mayor's 2025 budget proposal so we should know something soon that should be finalized in the next month