The Council of the District of Columbia unanimously voted to approve the transfer of the former RFK Stadium site to its control after Congress passed legislation authorizing the action last month. Congress passed a bill in December giving the District of Columbia control of the federal land encompassing the former RFK Stadium,

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has worked for years to get control of the RFK Stadium site. Now that D.C. has control, the real work begins. The mayor now needs to come up with an economic development plan that D.

A move that could significantly impact the Commanders stadium plans. The D.C. Council unanimously approved legislation transferring jurisdiction of the RFK campus to the city, giving D.C. control of the land for the first time.