The governor included spending on Memphis’ sports facilities in the budget.
Memphis, Tennessee Mayor Jim Strickland seems to have answered his question about how I am. Why do Nashville and Knoxville get state funding for Nashville’s NFL facility and Knoxville’s minor league ballpark, and why doesn’t Memphis get funding for its sports facilities? Strickland and Memphis elected officials are asking Tennessee Governor Bill Lee for about $350 million to upgrade the city’s football stadium, which once housed a World Football League team in the mid-1970s. Along with this, the city’s arena, which houses the Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association, needs to undergo major renovations. The 1980s US Football League franchise and in 2023 he will host two of his USFL teams. Lee said yes, if the Tennessee legislature says yes, I have the money for you.Strickland renovated a local minor league ballpark that has been closed since 2006. wants funds to dismantle the Mid-South Coliseum. Strickland wants to build a football stadium on the site that will house He 901 FC of the United Soccer League. The cost of the sports project he is expected to be $ 684 million.
Strickland had trouble justifying his demands for money. “It’s really not just about the business or the entertainment or the culture of the city. It’s not just the tax implications and the economic impact. That’s it. Your city’s identity is tied to its sports teams.” Memphis has Elvis Presley. Graceland and Sam Phillips’ Sun in his studio. Internationally, more people know Memphis for Elvis and Sun Studios than for Memphis Grizzlies basketball or Liberty his bowl. Strickland claims that Memphis is a very good sports town, but Lee and Strickland argue that if Memphis wants to remain his NBA town, the arena will be the NBA’s best. We know it’s better to bring it up to state-of-the-art facility standards. In sports, public money speaks.
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