The Lookouts Stadium bond lawyer Mark Mamantov said the $80-million dollar price tag seemed reasonable at the time of the original agreement but construction prices and the supply chain have
With a vote looming in the next several weeks, at least some Hamilton County commissioners and Chattanooga City Council members feel better about the plans to plug a funding gap for the new Lookouts minor league baseball stadium, which has seen its price tag jump to as much as $129 million.
The lookouts stadium bond lawyer Mark Mamantov said the 80-million-dollar price tag seemed reasonable at the time of the original agreement but construction prices and the supply chain have increased.
City and county leaders had their first opportunity Thursday night to publicly wrestle with the implications of a roughly $40 million increase in the cost of a new stadium for the Chattanooga Lookouts.