Everett seeks $10.6 million to finish stadium design
EVERETT — Everett staff are asking its city council to approve an additional $10.6 million in spending on its downtown stadium project, a funding measure that would complete the design of the site.
The city has already spent about $7.2 million in capital funds on the stadium project, known as the Outdoor Event Center, that would eventually host the Everett AquaSox, along with men’s and women’s United Soccer League teams, if it’s eventually approved.
This round of spending still does not signal final approval of the stadium project. That will come when a funding plan is developed and approved, likely in July or August, city staff said.
But the upcoming vote represents the most significant decision the council will make on the project to date. If the spending is approved, the city would get the $10.6 million via an interfund loan from its general fund balance, a city council memo showed. The plan, city project manager Scott Pattison and consultant Ben Franz said, is to repay the loan when the city later passes a bond measure to fund a large chunk of the stadium project.
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