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MO HCR116
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/15/2016
Primary Sponsor
Alan Green
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AI Summary
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Missouri House Concurrent Resolution 116 encourages Major League Soccer to award an expansion team to St. Louis with the stadium located at the Old Jamestown Mall site in northern St. Louis County
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MLS planned to add four expansion teams to reach 24 teams by 2020, with four additional teams thereafter; a professional soccer stadium costs approximately $100 million, about one-tenth the cost of a professional football stadium
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Old Jamestown Mall closed in July 2014 and sits vacant near highways 67 and 367, offering space for a stadium complex with parking while avoiding congestion in downtown St. Louis where hockey and baseball teams already play
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Hotel and motel guest taxes raise approximately $11 million annually, with about $1.5 million uncommitted to other projects
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Resolution directs the Chief Clerk to send copies to MLS Commissioner Don Garber, Governor Jay Nixon, St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay, St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger, and Councilman Mike O'Mara
Legislative Description
Urges Major League Soccer to introduce an expansion team in St. Louis and place the stadium at the Jamestown Mall site.
Last Action
Referred: Economic Development and Business Attraction and Retention(H)
5/13/2016