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A little clarification on the Stars leaving. Back last year, the owner of the Stars was going to relocate them to Pensacola, FL if stadium issues weren't resolved, which some were including lighting and flood problems. However, Mayor Battle convinced the owner to extend the stadium lease for five more years to 2016 to give the city time to decide on a new stadium or major upgrades to the current one. It would cost millions either way so investing in a new 21st century stadium, preferrably in downtown is the best option.

A new state-of-the art stadium in downtown of about 9,000 to 10,000 seat capacity could be built for about $30 million. Battle has proposed selling the stadium land to Wal-0Mart and using the proceeds to go towards a new stadium in downtown. Coke owns land across from the VBC where a stadium is ideal with Constellation nearby and the remodeled Propst Arena now completed, it's possible the city could offer Coke naming rights to the new park in return for their land which could help cover relocation costs for the company.

I have studied the downtown area for more than a year and there is only one other possible location that a stadium could go without tearing down older structures and taking up blocks and that would be the public housing section off of Clinton north of the proposed location and the VBC.

Memphis developed their beautiful Autozone Park by connecting two opened parcells and building office complexes around the outside and outfield areas. Now other cities are following their path by doing the same.