Plans for a public-private partnership to fund a Major League Soccer stadium at the Fairgrounds in Nashville were presented to the Metro Council last night (Monday, October 3, 2017). Mayor Megan Barry and John Ingram, the lead investor for Nashville’s Major League Soccer expansion bid, made the presentation. The plan calls for a 27,500 seat soccer-specific stadium. The proposed project would cost $250 million dollars, with 90 percent of funding coming from private sources, including the MLS ownership group and revenue generated at the stadium. The other 10 percent would come from public funds. An economic impact study conducted by the University of Tennessee for the ownership group shows the team and stadium will create 1,886 new jobs and $77.7 million in new personal income. Stadium construction and development would create 3,572 jobs and $139.2 million in new income, according to the Mayor’s office. Mayor Barry says Nashville has not yet been awarded a MLS franchise, but having plans for a stadium puts Nashville in a better position to win a franchise.