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Hopes for a new stadium in Chester, Philadelphia that will eventually host a new Major League Soccer franchise have taken a step forward with this week’s announcement that the site has been given brownfield status.
Hopes for a new stadium in Chester, Philadelphia that will eventually host a new Major League Soccer franchise have taken a step forward with this week’s announcement that the site has been given brownfield status.
The new designation means that the Chester Waterfront Redevelopment project will gain priority review and a smoother route to development. The $155 million, 18,500 seater stadium must be built by April 2010 as a condition of the the MLS franchise being awarded to the Philadelphia area.
Costar.com quoted acting Department of Environmental Protection Secretary John Hanger:
The project “will bring new jobs and tax revenues to a city that has struggled for decades, and will provide a tremendous opportunity to reconnect the surrounding neighborhood with the waterfront,” Hanger said. “The stadium will be a catalyst for future waterfront development in Chester.”
Source & Full Article: costar.com
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