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Post by Logan on Jan 27, 2017 4:59:40 GMT -6
St. Louis' bid for soccer team back in play after second voteST. LOUIS • The city’s Major League Soccer stadium proposal may have more lives than the average house cat. About one hour — and millions of dollars in projected new city revenue — made the difference between the death of St. Louis’ Major League Soccer bid at 10 a.m. and its surprising resuscitation at 11 a.m. in the Aldermanic Ways and Means Committee at City Hall. Next it goes to the full Board of Aldermen for referral to city voters. The city’s $60 million contribution to the downtown stadium, valued in total between $155 million and $200 million, was first defeated 6-2 on Thursday. Aldermen, attorneys and SC STL team investors rapidly poured out of the room after the vote to negotiate in the mayor’s office. Read more: www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/st-louis-bid-for-soccer-team-back-in-play-after/article_e86ec674-e480-5b4e-baa7-f3119992bd19.html
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