WPTV is learning about some pushback to bring a professional soccer team to the Treasure Coast.
Hundreds of people have signed an online petition opposing the plan to build a 6,000-seat stadium for a new United Soccer League (USL) team in Port St. Lucie.
Petition seeks to stop construction of 6,000-seat soccer stadium
The stadium is one component of the 46-acre Walton & One project, aimed at turning eastern Port St. Lucie into a walkable, mixed-use destination.
The city has agreed to contribute up to $27.5 million in tax increment revenue toward the construction of a new soccer stadium. These funds will not come from the city’s general budget, but from increases in property tax revenue, known as TIF (tax increment financing), generated over time and used to reinvest in the area…