SAN ANTONIO (Texas News Radio) — The Austin city council has agreed to move forward with a new MLS stadium.
The council voted 7-4 in favor of leasing land to Precourt Sports Ventures Wednesday afternoon.
Members of the council were concerned about the money the city would need to put into the project, as well as lost revenues from using it for soccer instead of other development proposals.
The vote allows the owners of the Columbus Crew to begin building a new 20,000 seat stadium near The Domain in North Austin.