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Originally Posted by Huntsvillenative
From what I hear Mayor Battle's in favor of the stadium and at that particular location. I personally approached him about it over a year ago. Since then he's come out publicly in support of the idea and understands the importance for one. Seeing that we're about to lose the Stars, a professional baseball franchise that has been a part of the community for 3 decades, he knows why a new stadium is desperately needed. The hard part is getting investors on board for funding and city officials to see the light. It's gonna need tax dollars inclusion, but it'll pay off in the long run. Just make sure another team is committed to coming before building a new stadium.
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I'm totally in support of a new stadium, and the Stars are easily my favorite team (since I was a little kid). But, we all need to realized that the city can't possibly afford to build a new field without a team's commitment. So, until the city is able to bring in another franchise... the stadium won't happen.
I still think it's insane that the second most populated region in the state is losing it's team to a tourist town, but the city didn't do what it needed to to retain an entity that the region loved. I hope things will change overtime.