$2.75 millions paid the Dallas Cowboys for new stadium's land
The Dallas Cowboys are planning on building
a new stadium, but nobody knew that the happiest person will be a 72 year
old woman.
The lucky lady is Evelyn Wray, who
is going to receive $2.75 millions for his house and 4 acres of land for
a decision that was taken by the Arlington City Council; this is considered
the largest payout for residential property.
"I can buy something and stop living
in my car; I've been basically living out of suitcases from here to there."
Ms. Wray said.
Ms. Wray said that she was basically
living with family members as she didn’t want to take a decision on a new
house until the deal with the city was closed, she even moved from her
house since March.
Arlington's city attorney, Jay Doegey,
said that he was satisfied to get that and two other properties settled
at a September 12th meeting. The other properties (commercial tracts),
cost the city way less than Evelyn’s deal, as the prices were settled for
$1.15 million and $1.2 million.
One fact that helped Ms. Wray to
get the $2.75 million deal was that his fight against the city to receive
what she considered a fair deal received a lot of public attention with
even Radio Stations involved.
Also, Evelyn’s lawyer, Glenn Sodd,
argued that the land should be valued at commercial prices as it was located
on a major thoroughfare and across the street from a new Wal-Mart Super-center.
The offer that the city presented
Ms. Wray was originally of $351,000, but on court, the price was raised
to $1,2 million, but the 72 year old lady’s struggle on county courts,
got her a deal for more than twice that price.
The Stadium, which is going to cost
$650 millions, is expected to be ready for the 2009 season as most of the
land has been acquired, but, according to Jay Doegey, dozens of lawsuits
are still pending.
About the author: Marshall Smith
is an informative writer and specialist in the Football
Betting industry who currently comments on the latest events on all
major sports
Article Source:
Amazines.Com