From David Volz
The City of Fort Lauderdale continues to earn respect for its public/private partnership with David Beckham’s InterMiami soccer team.
“The economic value of this initiative was recently underscored with the announcement of AutoNation’s new multi-year naming rights agreement for DRV PNK Stadium at Lockhart Park,” said Commissioner Steve Glassman.
He continues to believe in the importance of new sporting and recreational opportunities at Lockhart Park. That is why he is working with other city commissioners to fast-track the planning, design and construction of the south side park and those assets for the benefit of all residents. “After two years and now with the full Commission engaged in getting the job done, we will be reimagining and improving the park plan to make it even better,” said Glassman.
He knows there have been some tensions around the arrangement but said InterMiami is still fully committed to building the park that the City wants.
He is looking forward to theexcitement the team, the stadium, and the entire facility will create.
“I am ready more than ever to partner with InterMiami on new possibilities. The InterMiami training and stadium site was the first facility shut down at the start of COVID-19 pandemic, just three days before their first game.
The site was shuttered for a year, which not only put the team behind, but also plans for the south side of park. But InterMiami never wavered in their partnership, even as we kept the stadium and the site closed. They stuck with us. And we are sticking with them,” said Glassman.
