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Resident tells council $14 million in tax funds for Bridgeway Stadium lacks traffic plan, cites noise exemption
Summary
At the Dec. 16 Malden City Council meeting, resident Megan Brock urged the council to stop or delay tax support for the proposed Bridgeway Stadium, saying about $14,000,000 in state and local taxes is proposed for a 10,000‑seat venue, there is no traffic plan publicly available, and the stadium has an alleged 2019 noise‑ordinance exemption for events.
Megan Brock of 301 Wild Rice Drive told the Malden City Council on Dec. 16 that she strongly opposed approving tax funding for the proposed Bridgeway Stadium, saying the project would use about $14,000,000 in state and local taxes to build a 10,000‑seat venue in a residential area.
Brock said she researched comparable attendance for the Greenville Triumph and USL League One and found season averages of roughly 2,000 attendees per game, and she questioned why the city would underwrite a 10,000‑seat stadium for events that typically draw far fewer fans. "So I don't understand then why we're spending $14,000,000 in tax in taxes to build a 10,000 person stadium," she said.
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