EAST RUTHERFORD — Federal officials have issued more subpoenas about the stalled Xanadu retail and entertainment project in the Meadowlands. They're asking the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority for information from 2002 until the present about political endorsements by public officials in support of the project. Sports authority spokesman John Samerjan tells The Record newspaper the agency will...
The unfinished Xanadu complex in East Rutherford is shown in a July file photo.EAST RUTHERFORD — Federal officials have issued more subpoenas about the stalled Xanadu retail and entertainment project in the Meadowlands.
They're asking the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority for information from 2002 until the present about political endorsements by public officials in support of the project.
Sports authority spokesman John Samerjan tells The Record newspaper the agency will cooperate with the request.
Information also has been requested from Assembly and state Senate Democrats.
The sprawling $2 billion complex was originally slated to open in late 2007.
Gov. Chris Christie has proposed using state money to finish the project.
Previous coverage:
• Five lenders take control of troubled Meadowlands Xanadu project
• Meadowlands Xanadu has two developers seeking to revive stalled N.J. project
• Meadowlands ex-CEO says Xanadu completion is key to sports complex's success
• Paul Mulshine: Xanadu's the biggest pipe dream since Coleridge