Planning for stadium at Fairgrounds began prior to public's knowledge

WSMV News Channel 4 has revealed that efforts to bring the MLS soccer stadium to the fairgrounds began long before it became public knowledge. The news investigators gained access to thousands of emails that discussed the effort.

One email said “we can hide” at a country club over drinks. Numerous meetings took place and details about how a soccer stadium could function as the fairgrounds along with other fair park events, accessing utilities to the site and parking issues  were discussed in secret and kept secret from the public and the Metro Council. To view the news video, follow this link.