If we build it, will they come?
Story by Craig Gold
8:20 p.m. Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Hockey's back in Topeka, and now tThe city wants a baseball team.
If you build it, they will come, or at least that's what city leaders hope.
Plans have been approved to build a minor league baseball field within city limits.
The exact location hasn't been decided yet.
The stadium will hold about 3,700 people and cost $7 million to build.
The city says it will be privately funded.
Go here to read the official City press release about soliciting public input for this project.
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Nov. 7, 2007 at 11:04 a.m. (Suggest removal)coyoteffl (anonymous)
No! Topeka has a long history of failed sports frachises and they dont even have one lined up yet for this project. The Sprint Center in KC is another project that was using the "build it and they will come" mantra and they havent landed a hockey or basketball team either.
Even though the story reports that no public funds will be used, I would suggest that eventually the failed project would land in the governments' hand - unpaid property taxes, lawsuits, and bankrupt developers come to mind.
I am for progress in Topeka and if they could land a team and provide an airtight contract that protects the taxpayers from *all* costs, then I would consider it. Otherwise lets focus our time and effort on cleaning up the city, fixing streets, and bringing new employers here before we listen to these type of projects.
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