Quote:Soccer stadiums? Baseball parks? 

 

Jacksonville is having to be extremely innovative to make the Jaguars competitive as a sports franchise, and you folks are wanting to add yet another sports franchise to the mix?

 

This city cannot support another pro team. And minor league teams just won't cover what it'll cost to build out the shipyards. 

 

Khan and whoever gets involved with this Shipyards project will have to be extremely creative to make it work. It has to make this part of Downtown Jacksonville a destination year round, not just for seasonal periods of time.

 

 

Point taken.

 

However, the area does now have a pro (albeit minor league) soccer team that either does now or will soon want a soccer specific stadium. I guess the question is how best to pay for it and what level of participation should the city/tax payers play? Some say no part. Some say a minimum part. Some say a major part. Boards like this is where people talk about it freely.

 

I for one think the city should be involved but I don’t want a stadium paid for 100% by the city like EverBank, the Baseball Grounds, and the arena. I think the days of local governments paying 100% of the cost to build stadiums/arenas are over. At least I hope so.

 

I’d love to see the Armada pay a sizable amount and corporate naming rights account for a big part as well to lessen any part the tax payers might need to contribute. 

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