Update on the the Proposed Baseball Stadium in Uptown Charlotte

Posted On: January 4, 2009 By: admin

According to the Charlotte Observer the Charlotte Knights still believe there is a chance for them to move to Uptown Charlotte.  The minor-league team had wanted to play in Uptown sometime during the 2009 season.  After the country commissioners approved the lease for the proposed stadium, The Knights have yet to pay for the facility.

One of the reasons is legal fight from attorney Jerry Reese.  Reese has filed a total of five lawsuits challenging the baseball stadium deal.  Reese maintains that the minor league stadium isn’t good enough for Uptown Charlotte.    He contends that if Charlotte is going to invest in a baseball stadium it should be a major league one.

The proposed stadium would have 10,000 seats and would be bordered by Mint, Graham and Forth Streets and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in the Third Ward.  A 2006 study said the project would cost about $750 Million.

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