Stop Stadium Subsidies

Dear Official,  

Please oppose efforts to give $350,000,000 taxpayer dollars plus tax incentives totaling $685 Million to renovate/replace Memphis sports stadiums: Liberty, FedEx Forum, Mid-South Coliseum and, AutoZone Park.  

Tennesseans are struggling with higher gas prices and mounting inflation. Now is not the time to give away resources that could be better spent for all Tennesseans instead of a select few beneficiaries. As a Tennessee taxpayer I urge you to oppose giving ANY money to these renovations. If Memphis officials want new stadiums or arenas, let them find the revenue to pay for it without further burdening Tennessee taxpayers.  

• The current stadiums have not been paid off. 
• The firm making the “economic impact” claims here has been debunked after misleading the Nashville council on renovation costs.  
• Memphis has the highest violent crime rate and the lowest closure rate in the state; rape kits are not tested in a timely manner. 
• Public schools are failing the next generation of students; Memphis has more failing schools than any other district. 

There’s any number of reasons to oppose this egregious waste of taxpayer resources. Please do your part to strip this from our state’s budget and promote fiscal responsibility.   

In Liberty,