INTO
INTO THE
INTO THE STREET.4@ >>> IT IS A FIGHT THAT COULD
COST TAXPAYERS A LOT OF MONEY.
THEY ARE CALLING THE WHOLE
THING SHADY AFTER 11ALIVE
EXPOSED A SECRET LEGAL FIGHT.
ACCORDING TO DOCUMENTS OBTAINED
BY 11ALIVE INVESTIGATORS, THE
BRAVES IN COBB COUNTY ARE IN A
DISPUTE THAT COULD COST THE
TAXPAYERS MILLIONS MORE. 4@
INVESTIGATOR FAITH ABUBEY
BROKE TH4@E STORY LAST NIGHT ON
11ALIVE.COM AND ON THE LATE
FEE.
FEE.
FEE. THIS
FEE. THIS IS MAKING IT NATIONAL
HEADLINES.
HEADLINES. >> Reporter: HIT THE MUSIC.
Q THE SMILES. AND THE HIGH-
FIVES.4@
FIVES.4@
FIVES.4@ THIS WAS A SCENE AT THE 20 14th
AND BREAKING CEREMONY FOR
SUNTRUST PARK STADIUM.
IT PRETTY MUCH EMBODIES THE
RELATIONSHIP MISSIONERS AND THE
BRAVES HAVE PRESENTED TO THE
PUBLIC SINCE SIGNING A 30 YEAR
PUBLIC-PRIVATE AGREEMENT TO
BUILD A $600 MILLION 4@BALLPARK
>> IT CARRIES -- THE VOTE
CARRIES 4-1.
CARRIES 4-1. >> Reporter: IT WAS A PITCH TO
TAXPAYERS.
TAXPAYERS. >> WE THINK --
>> Reporter: DESPITE IMMUNITY
>>, COMMISSIONERS APPROVED
NEARLY 400 MILLION TO HELP PAY
FOR THE BRAVES STADIUM.
>> I'M ASKING 4@YOU TO PLEASE
LEAVE 4@THE ROOM.
>> Reporter:4@ NOW THE BRAVES
WANTS EVEN MORE MONEY.
THE BRAVES ARE NOW ASKING FOR
$4.6 MILLION 4@4@THEY SAY TAXPA
STILL OWE THEM.
HERE'S THE BREAKDOWN ACCORDING
TO THEIR LORRIES.
THE BALANCE ON THE -- LAWYERS.
THE BALANCE ON THE IMPROVEMENT
FUND, A REFUND FOR PROJECT
MANAGEMENT COSTS AND THEIR 4@
LEGAL FEE.
LEGAL FEE. THE TONE OF THE DEMAND LETTER,
INFLAMMATORY IN ITS RESPONSE.
THE COUNTY CALLED IT IMPROPER
AND UNPROFESSIONAL.
AND UNPROFESSIONAL. THE BRAVES COBB COUNTY DISPUTE
STARTED BACK INMATE WHEN THE --
IN MAY WHEN THEY SENT THIS
LETTER OF AN OVERDUE BILL.
IT'S MONEY THE COUNTY SAYS THE
BRAVES TOLD -- THE COBB COUNTY
CHAIRMAN SAYS, WHAT DISPUTE?
>> I HAVE NO IDEA.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT.
TALKING ABOUT. >> WE HAVE -- I HAVE THE
DOCUMENT SPREAD HERE.
YOU ARE OWING LAWYERS. SAYING
THAT THE BRAVES ARE ACTING IN
AN UNPROFESSIONAL MANNER.
>> I'M NOT GOING TO 4@COMMENT O
SOMETHING THAT IS UNDER
LITIGATION.
LITIGATION. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE COURTS OF
LAW SO THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT
THESE THINGS IN AN OPEN COURT.
>> Reporter: THERE'S ONLY ONE
PROBLEM.
PROBLEM.
PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO THE DOCUMENTS, THE
COUNTY ENTERED INTO PRIVATE
MEDIATION WITH 4@THE 4@4@BRAVES
>> MEDIATION IS ALWAYS4@4@ OPEN
BOTH SIDES.
BOTH SIDES. >> HERE IT IS IN BLACK AND
WHITE.
WHITE.
WHITE. IN
WHITE. IN THE LETTER, THE COUNTY
LAWYERS SAID TO THE BRAVES --
>> IT'S A PUBLIC DRAVET
PARTNERSHIP.
PARTNERSHIP. >> Reporter: YOU AGREED TO
ENTER INTO A PRIVATE MEDIATION
WHICH MEANS 4@TAXPAYERS WON'T
FIND OUT UNTIL THE DEAL IS DONE.
THE BRAVES MONEY DISPUTE COMES
AS THE COUNTY IS ALREADY FACING
MAJOR REVENUE SHORTFALL.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
IRRITATES ME 4@IS THE BRAVES GO
A $300 MILLION SUBSIDY.
THEY ARE ARGUING OVER VERY 4@
SMALL AMOUNTS RELATIVE TO WHAT
THEY GOT.
THEY GOT.
THEY GOT. CAN THEY NOT AT LEAST BE
GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO ADMIT, HEY,
WE GOT A PRETTY MUCH DEAL HERE.
WE GOT A NICE NEW STADIUM.
>> Reporter: WHAT ARE THE
BRAVES SAYING ABOUT THIS NOW
THAT WE UNCOVERED THE SECRET
DOCUMENTS?
DOCUMENTS? THEY ARE BASICALLY SAYING
EVERYTHING IS FINE.
THIS IS A MINOR DISPUTE.
WE ARE STILL GREAT ORDERS
AGAIN.
AGAIN.
AGAIN. THERE ARE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
OF TAX MONEY ONLINE HERE.
AS FOR THE DISPUTES ITSELF, IT
WILL HAVE 4@TO GO BEFORE A JUDG
IN OPEN COURT.
WE HAVE MORE ON THE THIS AND 4@
OTHER EXCLUSIVE 4@AN
INVESTIGATIONS ON THE REVEAL.
IT'S A HALF-HOUR SHOW DEDICATED
TO EXPOSING INEQUALITY,
INJUSTICE, AND