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Speaker questions potential public costs if Haslam group prevails in stadium litigation

2828570 · April 1, 2025
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Summary

A resident asked council whether the Haslam group could force the city to pay $1.2 billion for a new stadium and questioned where demolition and related costs would come from, citing rising local project prices and recent property-tax increases.

Essey Williams, a Ward 2 resident, used the March 31 public-comment period to press City Council on potential public costs tied to litigation with the Haslam group over a proposed new stadium. Williams said no public money — city, county, or state — should be used for the stadium and asked whether the Haslams could win a…

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