Good news for MLS fans in San Jose, and MLS fans in general. There's going to be another soccer specific stadium in the league, this time in San Jose.
The final approval to begin the project was given at a meeting of the San Jose Planning Commission last night. The commission voted 6-0 against an appeal filed by local residents against the stadium project. The residents, led by Newhall Neighborhood Association member Nancy Thomas, had filed an appeal to ask the commission to make the club go through a planning study again, citing concerns about noise and light pollution in the neighborhood. A neighborhood next to an international airport. To try and quell the concerns of the neighborhood about noise, the stadium builders and planners have elected to not use the stadium as a concert venue, which often brings in a lot of money for these soccer specific grounds.
Read the full article on MLSSoccer.com HERE.
I'm sure the Quakes will be good neighbors, and the stadium will be a net positive for the community. The club is still targeting a 2013 opening date, but acknowledges that it might be pushed back.
Congrats to the Quakes and their supporters!
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