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  Questions remain over location and funding of the hoped-for facility for the Boise Hawks

  The initial enthusiasm generated by the announcement in April that the Boise Hawks were considering a new $20 million multi-use stadium has since faded.

  The biggest question then was whether the Hawks would abandon Memorial Stadium in favor of a new facility in or near downtown Meridian, or be lured away to the 30th Street area in Boise where the new Esther Simplot Park and a whitewater park for kayakers are planned.

  Now it has become a question of which of the two communities is going to make the first move.

• Boise Hawks keep options open on possible move

  Boise Hawks keep options open on possible move

  The Boise Hawks have not eliminated Boise as a potential new home for what could one day be a Class AAA minor league baseball franchise.

  Meridian Development Corp. Administrator Shaun Wardle said Monday that the Chicago Cubs Class A minor league affiliate has decided to fund a $25,000 feasibility study on the economic benefits of relocating the team from its home at Memorial Stadium in Garden City.

  The club had originally asked Meridian's urban renewal agency to pay for the study as a prelude to possibly moving to the West Ada County community. Meridian Development Corp., in return, asked that the Hawks enter into an agreement committing the team to work only with Meridian on a plan that would produce anew, $20 million multipurpose stadium.

• Murphy: Don't let Hawks stadium issue become drama

  Murphy: Don't let Hawks stadium issue become drama

  I like Memorial Stadium. It is a perfectly adequate ballpark for the short-season Class A Boise Hawks and their fans, a fine place to spend a summer evening.

  There's free parking, a great view of the Foothills and - as long as you're not in the Hawaiian Tropics Sunburn Section along the first-base line - a pleasant atmosphere.

  With minor improvements, it could be an adequate Class A minor-league park for years to come.

• BACK & FORTH: Meridian's pitch: hardball, or cheap shot?

  BACK & FORTH: Meridian's pitch: hardball, or cheap shot?

  Editor's note: Sometimes, Statesman editorial writers Kevin Richert and Bill Manny have a friendly debate on the issues. Today, they discuss Boise's Memorial Stadium.

  Richert: Meridian is playing hardball. The city's urban renewal agency wants the Boise (technically, Garden City) Hawks to become, technically, the Meridian Hawks. The urban renewal folks want to discuss a new stadium, and they don't want the Hawks talking with Boise City Hall.

  Political chin music? Yes, and it's overkill. But it is definitely time to talk about building a new and better stadium.

• MDC to make Destination Downtown presentation Tuesday

  MDC to make Destination Downtown presentation Tuesday

  Meridian Development Corp. will brief city officials Tuesday on the urban renewal agency’s final plans for its Destination Downtown initiative for redeveloping the downtown district.

  MDC administrator Shaun Wardle will make his presentation at a special 5:30 p.m. meeting of the Meridian City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission at Meridian City Hall, 33 E. Broadway Ave. Members of Historical Preservation Commission, the Traffic Safety Commission and the Meridian Arts Commission also are expected to attend.

  Wardle said he will recap the findings of MDC’s master plan, the public’s involvement with the process and the findings of a market and feasibility study.

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