THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
INDUSTRY, Calif. -- The city of Industry has approved a settlement with a neighbouring city that had opposed plans for an US$800 million NFL stadium east of Los Angeles.
The Industry City Council voted Thursday on the deal, which grants the city of Walnut $9 million, an annual cash payment of up to $350,000 and other concessions.
Walnut council members claimed in the lawsuit that Industry approved the project without sufficiently reviewing its environmental impact. The Walnut council agreed to the deal on Tuesday.
Members of a Walnut citizens' group that filed a separate lawsuit over the stadium said their talks with Industry and developer Majestic Realty Co. broke down with no settlement agreement Wednesday.
No NFL team has agreed to move to the proposed stadium, about 24 kilometres east of Los Angeles.
