Early voter tallies connected to a renovation referendum show, there wasn’t a lot of support for the much talked-about upgrades of the Sun Life Stadium, home to the Miami Dolphins, NBC Miami reported.
Out of a total of 60,678 votes, 34,780 – or 57.3 percent – were against the referendum, while 25,898 – or 42.68 percent – were for it, according to numbers released late Tuesday by the Miami-Dade County Elections Department.
The Florida Legislature concluded the 2013 legislative session without approving a bill that would have subsidized $350 million in renovations of the stadium. The failed sports stadium tax incentive bill also sent Orlando officials scrambling for an alternative plan regarding construction of a new soccer stadium in the heart of Parramore.
After the bill died, the Dolphins announced they would no longer be undertaking stadium upgrades, NBC Miami also reported.
The referendum was set to take place on May 14.
