This time it’s the Triple-A stadium in Gwinnett, just outside of Atlanta. Per the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
When they agreed to spend $64 million to build Coolray Field for the Atlanta Braves, Gwinnett County officials vowed it would be an economic engine, sparking a mix of shops, offices and restaurants on surrounding property.
But plans for a mammoth commercial development at the minor league baseball stadium near Buford have been sidetracked for years. Now a company has proposed building a retirement community on 19 acres adjacent to the stadium – a move at odds with the original vision that was used to justify taxpayers’ investment.
Gwinnett officials say a scaled-back commercial development could still happen on other property near the stadium. But some are resigned to the fact that the original plan appears dead.
“I think the original vision of a larger [commercial] activity center at the stadium is not going to happen,” said Chuck Warbington, chairman of the Gwinnett County Planning Commission.
H/t: JAT
