BREAKING NEWS: Texas Rangers exploring Leland site for minor league baseball, large entertainment venue
, 2023-02-01 16:51:24,
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Minor league baseball could come to northern Brunswick County.
REV Entertainment and the Texas Rangers contacted the City of Leland about the possibility of bringing a professional sports team, ballpark and entertainment venue to the area.
While this is still preliminary, members of the Rangers organization and REV Entertainment have already traveled to Brunswick County to tour the area and meet with potential partners.
Following that visit, community leaders and private stakeholders from our area traveled to Arlington, Texas to visit Globe Life Field, Choctaw Stadium, and the Texas Live entertainment complex.
According to emails from Town of Leland requested by WWAY earlier this week, REV Entertainment is proposing that a smaller version of Arlington be built on a 1,400+ acre property along Highway 17 next to Brunswick Forest, which it is part of the Jackeys Creek planned development.
REV Entertainment and the Rangers were in Leland the week before Christmas to conduct briefings with elected leaders and staff from Leland, Brunswick County and surrounding municipalities.
According to a PowerPoint presentation from the briefing, the capacity of the proposed stadium is 4,000 with just over 1,700 parking spaces available. There are 400 more spaces provided for the surrounding mixed-use development.
The site would not only house a minor league baseball…
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