But the issue surrounding the financing proposal to be voted on later this month may be more complicated.

"I want to review the firm's policies, present a program for the future, and have the board consider a financing proposal."

The Legislature will decide the fate of the financing proposal in the coming months, and the debate promises to be fierce.

First, the financing proposals the commissioner approved were normal for the time, not novel.

An early financing proposal for the first phase of the $500 million redevelopment at the Concord fell through.

He set a deadline of March 17 for a specific financing proposal from the participants.

In June, it will present the relevant financing proposals.

My second consideration is the lack of any innovative financing proposals.

A spokesman for the Yankees declined last night to comment on the mayor's financing proposal.

One start-up his firm has decided to back recently received five competing financing proposals, he said.