Proponents: Sports/Events Center Could Be Catalyst For Redevelopment Of Downtown

HAGERSTOWN — The possibility of constructing a new multiuse sports and events center in downtown Hagerstown is being viewed by local elected officials as a long-overdue catalyst for redevelopment of the city’s struggling downtown.

But exactly how the stadium, which would be the new home of the Hagerstown Suns, would help facilitate that goal — in the form of new development and jobs — remains to be seen.

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