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York Councilors Need Another $7M To Start Long-Awaited Stadium Construction

A "stalled plan to build a new stadium for two of York’s sports clubs could finally get underway after more than a decade in the planning" but council bosses will need to find another £5M ($7.1M), according to the YORKSHIRE POST. Councilors last year approved plans for the 8,000-seat community stadium, which will provide a permanent home for both York City Football Club and the York City Knights Rugby League Club, "but the proposals have since been hit by delays." Next week members of York Council’s exec committee will be asked to commit a further £5.4M ($7.7M) "to the project after building costs increased." If approved it is "expected that the new stadium will be completed" in Winter '17 and both clubs will be playing games at their new home in time for their respective '18-19 seasons. When the plans were passed last year "it had been hoped" that games could be played as early as the '16-17 season but councilors will be told when they meet next Thursday that "mounting cost pressures forced a review of the proposals." The proposals "also include leisure facilities including a swimming pool, competition standard sports hall and 3G astro turf sports pitches." It will also "include a 13-screen multiplex cinema, five restaurants, shops and the city’s first digital IMAX screen." Costs for the community stadium and leisure facilities are now estimated at £44.2M ($63M) and "as a result officers are recommending an increase in borrowing" by the council of £5.4M (YORKSHIRE POST, 3/9).

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