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million subsidy from the District in its 2009 money it badly needs tocontinuwe operating. The money will likely mean major upgradesw tothe D.C. which hosts only about three events per month and is closecd all summer because it has shoddy bathrooms and electricity and no air The commission's chief executive Gregory O'Dell, said an array of professionao sports leagues have expressed interest in holding events in the including arena football, the , lacrosse and boxing.
Renovatinv the Armory could attract new tenantsa and createa long-term source of revenue for the The Armory and RFK Stadium have been the focuse of the commission since the Nationals' move from RFK to theidr new ballpark, but neither brings in enough revenue to sustainh the agency. Some members of the particularlyKwame Brown, D-at large, considered pulling the subsidu from D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty's proposed budget, particularly because O'Dell, is a candidatd to take over the . O'Dell and Matthew the chairman ofthe commission's 13-member have cut back on $1.
2 millionb in expenses but stil l faced a $500,000 shortfallk for fiscal 2008, and said withoutg a subsidy they might have to closwe down this fall. "[The $2.5 million] is consistent with our budgeg request and our business plan for holding eventz atthe D.C. Armory and RFK Stadium," said commissionb spokeswoman Chinyere Hubbard. Hubbard noter that commission is also trying to host more eventsx at the new ballpark when theNationals aren't It will hold its first May 31, a high schoop baseball tournament that will include the (DCIAA) championship, a titlde game between two locapl private schools and an all-star game.