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TexasTowelie

(112,208 posts) Thu Aug 16, 2018, 03:12 PM Aug 2018

Austin City Council approves deal for an MLS stadium

Austin appears to have landed a Major League Soccer team after the Austin City Council approved the McKalla Place deal Wednesday for a soccer stadium in North Austin.

The stadium deal paves the way for Columbus Crew SC owner Anthony Precourt to begin financing an estimated $200 million stadium at the 24-acre tract of city-owned land near The Domain. Precourt aims to have the team playing in the Austin area next year.

The vote was 7-4 with council members Leslie Pool, Alison Alter, Ora Houston and Ellen Troxclair against.

Read more: https://www.statesman.com/news/local/austin-city-council-approves-deal-for-mls-stadium/P1fw1UEvYkXvQxmDfaPfcM/

Cross-posted in the Sports Group.

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this deal was done months ago... Javaman Aug 2018 #1

Javaman

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1. this deal was done months ago...

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Fri Aug 17, 2018, 08:14 AM

Aug 2018

I live in the neighborhood where this mess is going to be built.

everyone in my district is against it and we had made it clear at the meetings but no one cared.

this is going to create a traffic nightmare anytime there is a game.

the current plan doesn't have enough parking spaces. the city is relying upon public transportation to fix that.

no, the reality will be that the spill over parking will park in the Domain. I'm not a fan of the Domain either but it's there and adds a boost to the local economy. but the people that live in the Domain, might be marginally excited about the stadium now, but once their parking gets insane during games, their tune will quickly change.

the area where this is getting built is already a traffic nightmare during the holidays, now it will be insane.

what gets me about this BS is that the owners of the formula 1 track had offered to build the stadium for free and then lease it to the city. there is plenty of room and plenty of parking out there.

more over the deal for the team coming from Ohio isn't actually inked yet. they can still back out.

just a massive mess waiting to happen.

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