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Hospital unlikely to buy ballpark: CAMC has no plans for Watt Powell site
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gregstone@wvgazette.com
Charleston Area Medical Center is not likely to buy Watt Powell
Park, the hospital's chief operating officer indicated Thursday.
Dr. Glenn Crotty said Mayor Jay Goldman and CAMC President David
Ramsey discussed on one occasion the possible purchase of the 7.5-
acre site.
"I don't think there were a lot of positive vibrations from Mr.
Ramsey to the mayor that we would be interested," Crotty said.
Crotty said it would be difficult for Memorial...
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Property sale won't slow stadium: Ballpark plans can move ahead before Watt Powell is sold
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; DAILY MAIL STAFF Charleston's ballpark proposal no longer depends on the immediate sale of Watt Powell Park, as City Council eliminated the provision intended to shield the city's liability in the $23 million project. The 11th-hour amendment, city officials say, was forced by the state's slow
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Watt Powell feasible for new park, study says: Kanawha City may be alternative to East End
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; DAILY MAIL STAFF Watt Powell Park is a feasible site for a new Alley Cats stadium, a new study states. When the city applies for about $10 million in state economic grant money July 1, it will now mention both the Watt Powell site and the preferred East End site in plans. Mayor Jay Goldman has been
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New ballpark not tied to Watt Powell's immediate sale
Charleston Gazette
; gregstone@wvgazette.com Whether anyone buys Watt Powell Park in the immediate future or not, the city's new baseball park may go ahead as planned, City Council decided Monday night. The move, however, could commit more public money to the project than originally planned. Meeting at City Hall,
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Watt Powell auction may be soon
Charleston Gazette
; cshumaker@wvgazette.com Watt Powell Park could go on the auction block sometime this month, but Charleston officials remained tight-lipped Tuesday about possible buyers or details of the site's future tenant. Mayor Danny Jones told City Council's finance committee that the city is close to going to
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