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Mayor Valérie Plante had what she described as a “very fruitful” meeting Friday with the promoters of the return of a Montreal baseball franchise.

“We want projects that are good for economic development and for social development and if the return of a baseball team is good for Montreal, we’re in,” Plante said after a one-hour meeting with Stephen Bronfman and Mitch Garber at city hall.

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But Plante repeated the vow she made during the election campaign last year that she wouldn’t spend taxpayers’ money on a new baseball stadium without consulting Montrealers first.

Bronfman reiterated that he and Garber were not looking for money from the city but just for Plante’s support.

“It means a lot. If this is going to work, it means everybody is going to have to be on the same page and we need the support of everyone, and the city plays a big role,” said Bronfman, a Montreal businessman and son of Charles Bronfman, who was the Montreal Expos’ first majority owner.