Watt Powell feasible for new park, study says: Kanawha City may be alternative to East End From: Charleston Daily Mail | Date: June 3, 2002| Author: DEANNA WRENN | Copyright 2002 Charleston Daily Mail. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

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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 talking with landowners on the East End to negotiate a buying price, but has not been able to reach an agreement.

"We have property owners that don't want to deal in our...

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