Sounds stadium financing unclear, but taxpayers likely to play a part

Dean wants to limit public payments

5:46 AM,
Sep. 8, 2013

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Michael Cass
| The Tennessean

If the Nashville Sounds build a new ballpark north of downtown, taxpayers almost certainly will play a role in financing the facility, just as they have in other cities around the country.

But Mayor Karl Dean and his top aides say they're working to limit public participation as much as they can.

"The mayor has made it really clear: A baseball stadium would be a nice thing to do, but it's not a must," Metro Finance Director Rich Riebeling said Friday. "To do that, we've got to put together a financing plan that shows that it has minimal impact on the taxpayers of Davidson County. ...