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Council hears stadium update, rejects motion to pause project after budget transparency dispute
Summary
Council received a design update for a proposed baseball venue at 1500 Buffalo Road and debated trees, setbacks, parking, amenities and funding; a motion to pause the project for a full financial accounting failed after a tie-breaking vote by the mayor.
Council members on Wednesday heard a design-development update for a proposed baseball venue at 1500 Buffalo Road and debated whether the project — now tied to a roughly $6 million contract — needs to be paused for more financial transparency.
Michael (Gary) Johnson, the presenter, reviewed the layout and scope of the stadium project, saying: "This is the basic layout of the stadium... The grandstand seats 1,150. ...We are going with a synthetic field." He told the council the immediate work in the current phase focuses on grading, utilities and the field, and that stormwater…
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