Worcester stadium moves to phase I market analysis

Contingent upon the receipt of funds from Hat Trick Consulting — the firm responsible for the idea in the first place, and the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, Worcester County is ready to proceed with the market analysis study for a proposed stadium to be placed in an as-yet undetermined location.

That was the message the Worcester County Commissioners received Tuesday in Snow Hill from county personnel during an update on the proposal.

The field of possible locations was somewhat narrowed as DBED requires, as part of its funding agreement, the facility to be located within a “priority funding area,” which, it turns out, still covers a lot of ground in Worcester.

According to Ed Tudor, director of development review and permitting, these areas were established in 1997. Municipalities automatically qualify at their 1997 borders and annexations since then could qualify if they meet certain criteria, Tudor said.

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