Politics & Government
City Council, Hagerstown Sun Reps Meet Monday
The 5:30 p.m. July 1 meeting is open to the public.
City Council will meet in special session July 1 with representatives of the Hagerstown Suns.
The meeting will provide an opportunity for both sides to discuss the proposal to relocate the Class-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals to Fredericksburg, according to the agenda.
On May 13 team representatives proposed the City construct a 4,750 seat multi-use stadium and lease it to the team for 30 years. The Suns would provide the city $3 million for land in Celebrate Virginia, and the city would issue up to $30 million in bonds to build the stadium.
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Monday's 5:30 p.m. session is open to the public. It will be held at City Hall, 715 Princess Anne St., in room 218.
A public hearing on the stadium is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the July 9 City Council meeting.
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The Suns are also still in negotiations with Hagerstown for a new stadium in their current hometown.
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- Mayor: Suns stadium decision expected by mid-July
- Newspaper: If a new multipurpose stadium is built in Va. town, Suns will move there
- Fredericksburg's interest in pro baseball concerns Hagerstown council member
- Hagerstown presented with new multiuse stadium study
- Hagerstown city officials weigh pros and cons of multiuse stadium sites as presented in report
- Suns owner 'anxiously' awaits newest stadium study, city's reaction
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