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How is it that a town half the size of Greenville, Kannapolis, confined a 50 million dollar nearly 5,000 seat stadium for their downtown in Greenville can't do something similar? I realize this money is earmarked by the federal government in certain ways so maybe that money can't go towards a ballpark uptown, but I think this is an opportunity to continue to push the city center forward and drive development. The city needs to have an eye towards the future with all its decisions. It should be prudent in planning ahead that a summer league may eventually be get a minor league team. I think they have to be thoughtful as well about the effects on attendance for the summer league team for a ballpark that is uptown versus elsewhere.
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I think that there would need to be an upward trend in MiLB attendance figures before Greenville should even think of spending that kind of money on a baseball park. Not long ago MLB cut 40 MiLB teams in an attempt to increase attendance figures.
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How is it that a town half the size of Greenville, Kannapolis, confined a 50 million dollar nearly 5,000 seat stadium for their downtown in Greenville can't do something similar?
I think that there would need to be an upward trend in MiLB attendance figures before Greenville should even think of spending that kind of money on a baseball park. Not long ago MLB cut 40 MiLB teams in an attempt to increase attendance figures.
MLB doesn't care about minor league attendance. They claim to be focused on providing quality facilities that provide maximum development for their players. Grainger Stadium, and a few others, got a pass on quality because the team that plays in that stadium is owned by one of their own members (Texas Rangers). Attendance is a concern for individual owners of the minor league teams. The MLB teams that own their minor league clubs do not need the income from minor league teams, nor do they care about it. They're looking for control and and long-term homes for their teams, so they don't have to shop around every few years for a partnership. So, in reality, attendance is largely a concern for the towns that own the stadiums when it comes MLB-controlled MiLB teams. The onus is now on city leaders to entice people to attend games and events at these stadiums so the city can get return on their investment.
This is a pretty big disaster. I can't believe that nobody in the Reflector article mentioned the climate consequences of this development, which is creating literally nothing.
Kannapolis is a bedroom community to Charlotte. That’s not a like comparison at all.
I admittedly do not know much about municipal funding but being a bedroom community to Charlotte doesn't change the fact that they are a small town with a smaller tax base does it? They might pull more advertising dollars from companies not located in their city limits, but as far as finances at their disposal I can't imagine they have more resources than Greenville. I would love to know more!
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