Arlington mayor rips opponents of new Rangers $1 billion stadium in secret audio
Arlington Mayor Jeff Williams cast opponents of a $1 billion stadium for the Texas Rangers as "angry" and "misdirected" and people you wouldn't trust to babysit.
Williams made the remarks Friday during a meeting with prominent business leaders. An audio tape of the remarks, which were recorded secretly, was sent to The Dallas Morning News on Monday by the anti-stadium group, Save Our Stadium.
"A lot of these folks, they don't have the facts right," Williams said on the recording. "Either that or they do not have the intelligence there to be able to translate that we're investing money in the Entertainment District to make money."
Faith Bussey, one of the leaders of the anti-stadium campaign, released a written statement along with the audio.
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