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Originally Posted by MidTenn1
Montgomery County officials have revealed renderings for a proposed $105 million multi-purpose events center which would include an arena for professional hockey and basketball. Not many details were given.
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The County has approved, in their May meeting, the land purchase for the downtown arena and the Austin Peay Board of Trustees has approved leasing the new arena for up to 40 dates to accommodate the women's and men's NCAA basketball teams games. Per
Clarksville Now....
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The proposed agreement between the University and Montgomery County government will allow APSU to lease space for the men and women’s basketball programs. This would include coach and assistant offices, locker rooms, practice facilities, and game-day facilities.
The initial discussion also includes the ability for Austin Peay to host 40 events at the new facility. This would coverall men and women’s basketball regular season games and potentially other events.
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Why this is an advantage for Austin Peay, I don't know. The current arena is perfectly fine (we beat Michigan State in there once). Maybe renting as opposed to owning is its own reward.
