(06-19-2017 07:11 PM)tigerjeb Wrote:  if I'm a taxpayer in the greater Cincinnati area, I dont know I would be too excited about being handed a $100 million bill for a soccer stadium.

CINCINNATI -- The future location of Futbol Club Cincinnati’s professional stadium could hinge on which city – Cincinnati or Newport, Kentucky – is the highest bidder.
The team, which is vying for one of the open spots in Major League Soccer, is considering sites in both cities to build a roughly $200 million stadium. FC Cincinnati ownership plans to kick in $100 million, which would still leave as much a $100 million funding hole.

In a talk with supporters last week, FC Cincinnati CEO Carl Lindner III made it clear: The team will go to the city that offers support for the stadium’s construction.

“It would be an exciting place, a transformational-type investment that would be made,” Lindner said of building a new stadium in neighborhoods such as the city’s West End.
But, he quickly added: “It’s ultimately going to end up being where we can get the support.”

Experts say that could trigger a bidding war between two cities, and states, hoping to land a major league soccer team. It could also drive up the price local officials – and the taxpayers they represent – end up paying for the stadium’s construction.

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