ST. LOUIS (AP) _ The group seeking to build a soccer stadium in downtown St.
Louis is seeking $40 million in state tax credits, in addition to $80 million in
public funding from city residents.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the tax credit request will be
presented to the Missouri Development Finance Board Thursday in Jefferson City.
A vote is expected Dec. 20.
The group SC STL wants to build a stadium as part of an effort to lure a Major
League Soccer expansion franchise. The MLS has expressed interest in St. Louis
as a site for future expansion.
St. Louis voters could be asked in April to approve $80 million for the
project. Officials with SC STL estimate the cost of the stadium and acquiring a
team at $405 million.
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