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Editorial
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
August 24, 2007
The proposal by lawyer Jeffrey S. Cooper and his partners to build a
$402 million mixed-use development near Collinsville anchored by a new
professional soccer stadium has a familiar ring to it: Sports stadium,
shops, offices, hotel, residences, developed by a public-private
partnership, paid for in part by tax increment financing and opening,
perhaps, in 2009.
It's like Ballpark Village East, except that the ball is bigger and
neither the stadium nor the team that would play in it exists yet. In
that sense, there are echoes of the plan that resulted in what's now
the Edward Jones Dome: Build a new stadium and hope a team can be found
to play in it.
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No Hidden Ball Tricks in This Plan |
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Pete Hayes
The Telegraph
August 22, 2007
Jeff Cooper is many things — a successful attorney, a supporter of
youth athletics, a fan of horse racing and, of course, soccer. He’s a
devoted father and husband.
One thing he is not is a sideshow huckster. There are no hidden-ball tricks with him.
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Cooper: Collinsville Project 'All About the Soccer' |
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Elizabeth Donald
Belleville News-Democrat
August 15, 2007
By the time the clock hit 3 p.m. Tuesday, Jeff Cooper had been in a conference call for six hours and 47 minutes.
It was an ongoing discussion of the establishment of a women's soccer
league, developed with Major League Soccer. If Cooper's proposed
Collinsville stadium goes forward, he expects to add a women's soccer
team to an MLS franchise.
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Stadium Could Generate Millions for Local Economy |
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Chris Coates
Collinsville Herald
August 15, 2007
Close to $225 million in additional revenue estimated
The $400 million soccer stadium and mixed-use complex planned for a
farmer's field at Horseshoe Lake Road and Interstate 255 could generate
as much as $3 billion over 10 years, create several thousand jobs and
secure Collinsville on the international soccer map, the developer told
the City Council Monday.
"David Beckham -- if this plan is approved -- will play in
Collinsville," said Alton attorney Jeff Cooper, referring to the
European soccer star whose premier this month for the Major League
Soccer team Los Angeles Galaxy drew hordes of media attention. |
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Collinsville Hears Pitch for Soccer Stadium |
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Shane Graber
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
August 14, 2007
Monday's gathering felt more like a sports pep rally than a City
Council meeting, like the home team was about to head in to the big
game.
A dozen jersey-clad soccer fans outside City Hall here sang "Go, Jeff
Cooper, Go Jeff Cooper," while one member pounded on a drum. Some
supporters wore T-shirts that said: "MLS in the STL — The Time is Now." |
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