Medford council plays hardball with baseball stadium proposal

Editor’s note: The city of Medford and the Eugene Emeralds announced Friday that they have severed talks for the proposed Minor League Baseball stadium. See more coverage at rv-times.com. See previous coverage below A majority of Medford City Council members expressed doubts about the future of a minor league baseball stadium in the city’s downtown Hawthorne Park during a Thursday night study session. Council members raised concerns about rushing to make such a big decision and the project’s financial impacts on urban renewal dollars and taxpayers. Representatives for the Eugene Emeralds, which seeks to relocate to Medford, said they could not contribute additional funds and needed a shorter timeline in which stadium construction could begin. The council convened to review a $500,000 feasibility study, funded with $250,000 each from Medford Urban Renewal Agency and a contribution from the baseball team, which is a High-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants.

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