What Mr. Feld wants is the right facility configured to accommodate a circus. It has to include rigging, elephant doors, a floor piped and plumbed for ice shows, and an arena capable of seating 5,000 to 6,000 people for premieres and shows.

Kenneth and his family live in Potomac, Md.. His three daughters are all coming out of college and going into business. The youngest is a senior. We talked about this in December, and he wants the right facility to rehearse both the circus and ice shows.

Mr. Feld will personally reach out and start a dialogue with local leaders that includes a commitment to be here.

The [Jefferson] infield and outfield were [playing] in. He just smoked one right up the middle.

(The council had) every right to raise the issue.

We tell them that for the right person, they'll have to push the pay up a little bit higher.