Fayetteville gives final approval to baseball stadium

Wednesday, April 19, 2017
FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina (WTVD) -- Fayetteville city leaders gave their final approval to a $33 million project Monday night to build a baseball stadium on Hay Street right in the heart of downtown.

"I talked to a lot of people who are looking forward to that, and excited about it. I am too," said Fayetteville city councilman Mitch Colvin.
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The stadium will be part of a public-private deal that will include renovating the Prince Charles Hotel into apartments as well as hotel rooms. There will be a parking deck and other amenities.

At a public hearing Monday night, no one spoke for or against the baseball stadium deal, so it moves forward.



The Houston Astros will field a minor league team here and the city manager expects to sign the necessary paperwork and documents Tuesday to begin the transformation.
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For now the Astros' farm team will play at Campbell University as the Buies Creek Astros. Their first game there is April 6.



Ground-breaking for the new stadium is expected in late spring or early summer.

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