Fulton County Commission Chairman John Eaves has renewed his call to have a seat at the table for any negotiations involving the fate of Turner Field.
On Wednesday Eaves will ask his fellow commissioners to approve a resolution calling for Atlanta and Fulton County to agree on a plan to solicit public input and plan for redeveloping the stadium site when the Braves move to their new stadium in Cobb County. Among other things, the resolution calls for the city and county to jointly develop a “request for proposals” or other process that would open the property to competing developers.
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed has taken the lead on negotiating the sale of the stadium to prospective developers. So far Georgia State University is the only prospective developer to publicly express interest.
Reed has rebuffed Eaves' previous calls to be included in the negotiations. But in a meeting with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's editorial board Monday, Eaves said the mayor has told him privately the county will have a seat at the table.
Eaves maintains the county owns one-third of the stadium property, and the county Board of Commissioners must approve any deal. The mayor has disputed that.
“We have always had skin in the game,” Eaves told the AJC.
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