Important step in the process of building a new Biloxi ballpark: the Biloxi City Council voted 5-2 to issue $21 million in bonds for the new home of the relocating Huntsville Stars (Class AA; Southern League). The vote was not really in doubt, as the same councilmembers who voted to greenlight the project months ago […]
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Biloxi approves new-ballpark funding; team set to play in 2015
The Biloxi City Council today moved forward with a bonding plan for a new $36-million ballpark, paving the way for Ken Young to move a Class AA Southern League team there in 2015. The $36-million financing plan for the 6,000-seat ballpark is pretty simple: the city will use $15 million from a state grant stemming […]
Biloxi ballpark vote set for Tuesday
A final vote on a new Biloxi ballpark for a Class AA Southern League team is set for Tuesday morning, following a public hearing on the financing plan. The $36-million financing plan is pretty simple: the city will use $15 million from a state grant stemming from BP monies, and the remaining $21 million will […]