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Article: Vision for Albi: Friends of Joe Albi Stadium putting together business plan that would make facility financially viable.
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- The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)
- Article date:
- January 12, 2006
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Byline: Kandis Carper
Jan. 12--Some people see it as a city landmark, like Manito Park. Others see it as a deteriorating, money-losing albatross. Jim Albi and Paul Hyndman see Joe Albi Stadium as an underutilized, underfunded gem that has been abandoned by the city.
The stadium is costing the city about $100,000 a year, prompting a move to sell it. That effort was halted on Aug. 29, when the Spokane City Council voted 6-1 to reject a resolution declaring Albi surplus property and allowing its sale.
To prevent a future sell-off, Albi and Hyndman created the Friends of Joe Albi Stadium in September.
Jim Albi is a cousin of the stadium's ...