St. Cloud Council Member Suggests Moving The MAC

(KNSI) – A city council member wants to explore moving the St. Cloud Municipal Athletic Complex. Earlier this month, voters rejected a referendum to upgrade the 50-year-old building and ball fields.

Councilwoman Carol Lewis said while she was disappointed in the vote, it may have created an opportunity for the city. “I’d like to bring the MAC downtown. I think it would be a good thing to perhaps reimagine the ball fields out at the MAC and maybe talk about bringing them downtown.”

Lewis says the vote could be a blessing in disguise. “I think it would be a good thing for the downtown businesses to have, lets say the ball field downtown for sure. I think it would provide jobs for people downtown and I think would provide a lot more business for restaurants and bars and so on.”

Lewis says she wants to measure if there is any desire to move the MAC. “I want to get people talking about it. I think it is a really good thing to do because it’s a change, but I think it’s a change for the good. And I think people would view that as a positive change. If people are interested, I think it’s a good idea to call their city council person and say, I like that [idea] because that will get more conversation going. It won’t be just my idea.”

The MAC, both ball fields and the golf course, sit on land leased from the St. Cloud VA, and the lease is coming up in the next few years.

She made the comments at the end of Monday night’s city council meeting. No other discussion on the topic took place at the meeting.

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