DC is ready to begin using eminent domain by the end of this month to acquire parcels of land at the site of the
new baseball stadium, according to
today's Washington Times. City officials said they expect to file court documents to take over at least some of the 21-acre site in the coming weeks, and also say that the 24-month timetable for having the stadium construction begin in March 2006 and finish by March 2008 remains realistic. Also in the
article, details of a squabble between the
Anacostia Waterfront Corporation and the
DC Sports and Entertainment Commission over where parking for the stadium should be located (AWC wants it underground, DCSEC doesn't).