Professional soccer is eyeing the Sonoma County Fairgrounds as a potential site for matches and events.
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors this week approved a Letter of Intent with the United Soccer League—the largest professional soccer organization in the U.S.—launching a process to evaluate the Sonoma County Fairgrounds, and other county-owned properties in Santa Rosa, for a potential new multi-purpose stadium and mixed-use entertainment district, county officials announced this week. The City of Santa Rosa has a similar agreement with USL.
USL has expressed interest in Santa Rosa as a potential expansion market for professional men’s and women’s soccer—and the county-owned fairgrounds has emerged as a potential location. The league is looking to build a stadium that would host at least 5,000 spectators. To finance the project, the county anticipates the league will propose a mixed-use entertainment district that would include housing, retail and other uses…