The Reds have declared a preference for the riverfront and are campaigning for it. The team and the county announced July 1 the team had a deal for a new stadium at Baseball on Main.

BROADWAY COMMONS		BASEBALL ON MAIN
The Broadway campaign argues Broadway is the financially strapped team's best bet because a ballpark could be built faster and cheaper, so the Reds would have the revenues from a new stadium more quickly. The riverfront campaign argues Broadway would be neither faster nor cheaper. Broadway backers also argue that while the Reds, as the tenant of the ballpark, should have a say in its location, the team shouldn't have veto power. They argue that with the money taxpayers will spend, the ballpark should be built at the site that best benefits taxpayers, regardless of what the Reds want.		Reds Managing Executive John Allen says the team studied both sites and decided the riverfront offers the best opportunity for the team's long-term financial health. The team says it is contributing $260 million over 30 years toward construction and maintenance. The Reds think access and parking are more convenient for fans as planned on the riverfront site. The team also thinks out-of-town fans would be more comfortable with the familiar riverfront location. Much has been made of Reds President Marge Schott's objections to the Broadway site's proximity to the county jail. Mr. Allen says the jail is a problem in that it's a big piece of land near the stadium that can't be developed to complement the ballpark.

CONTEXT: The team won't say what it will do if Broadway wins. Some riverfront proponents think the Reds might take a dramatic renovation of Cinergy Field over Broadway.

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