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ROSWELL, Ga. - The city of Roswell is another step closer to becoming the home to a women’s soccer stadium alongside an anchored entertainment district.

The United Soccer League and the city of Roswell agreed to explore the city’s potential to be the future home for a USL Super League professional women’s team and a USL Championship professional men’s team.

During a meeting on Monday, the Roswell City Council unanimously endorsed a letter of intent with the USL, kicking off a nine-month exclusive negotiation window extending through the end of the year. This period may be extended if necessary to finalize plans for what could become an iconic sports and entertainment venue.

Roswell exploring possible soccer stadium

Roswell has come into an agreement to explore bringing two professional soccer teams to the city.

The proposed stadium, pending agreement, would host a professional women’s soccer team in the Division One-sanctioned USL Super League and a men’s team in the USL Championship, aiming to ignite the local community and soccer enthusiasts across the region.

Mayor Kurt Wilson expressed his enthusiasm for the negotiations, viewing it as an "unprecedented opportunity" for Roswell.

"This is the beginning of what we hope will be a fruitful collaboration, filled with exciting possibilities for our city. The economic and cultural benefits of hosting such a district and teams would be immense," stated Mayor Wilson.

Wilson also described the possible agreement as a "transformational project and economic driver" for the city.

The decision to explore possibilities in Roswell was influenced by USL’s ambitious vision, the area’s rich soccer tradition, and the metro Atlanta area's profound love for the sport. Justin Papadakis, USL Deputy CEO and Chief Real Estate Officer, and a Roswell native, highlighted the city’s unique potential.

"Roswell has all the necessary components to host the premier USL Club, alongside a state-of-the-art stadium and entertainment district, spearheaded by a world-class professional women’s soccer team," Papadakis remarked.

While the letter of intent marks the beginning of exclusive negotiations, the exact location for the stadium and entertainment district is yet to be determined. The site selection and costs will be a critical part of the ongoing discussions, officials said.

"The fact is we're at the very beginning stages of negotiations," Wilson said.

The envisioned stadium would accommodate at least 10,000 spectators, with the USL positioned as the primary tenant and potential stadium operator or manager.

ROSWELL, Ga. — The City of Roswell has entered into an agreement with the United Soccer League (USL) to explore the possibility of developing a historic women’s soccer stadium-anchored entertainment district and make Roswell home to a USL Super League professional women’s team and a USL Championship professional men’s team. During their meeting on Monday, March 25, Roswell City Council unanimously approved a Letter of Intent (LOI) between the City of Roswell and the USL that stipulates an exclusive nine-month negotiating period through Dec. 31, 2024, with the option to extend negotiations, if needed.

If an agreement is reached, the stadium will be home to a professional women’s soccer team competing in the Division One-sanctioned USL Super League and a USL Championship professional men’s team.

“The City of Roswell is excited to enter into exclusive negotiations with the USL to potentially bring women’s and men’s professional soccer to Roswell,” said Mayor Kurt Wilson. “This is an unprecedented opportunity for our City. Although we are just at the beginning of the process and many details will have to be worked through, we are looking forward to exploring possibilities with the USL. Being home to a new entertainment district, a multi-purpose stadium, and two professional soccer teams would be a huge economic driver and point of pride for the City of Roswell.”

Among the reasons the USL chose The City of Roswell for this endeavor are its ambitious vision for the project, its tradition of excellence in soccer, and the Metro-Atlanta area’s tremendous passion for the sport.

“We are elated to partner with the City of Roswell and explore this exciting opportunity,” USL Deputy CEO and Chief Real Estate Officer Justin Papadakis said. “Having grown up there, right in Horseshoe Bend, I can unequivocally attest that The City of Roswell has all the ingredients to become home to the preeminent USL Club, multi-purpose stadium, and entertainment district – all driven by its world-class professional women’s team.”

The LOI approved on March 25 is a commitment to exclusive negotiations. A site for the entertainment district and multi-use stadium has not been selected. Finding a suitable location will be part of the negotiation process. The stadium will seat at least 10,000 and the USL would serve as both the “anchor tenant” of the stadium and would have right of first refusal to serve as the stadium operator/manager.

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell rose 1.3 percent from December to February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the shelter index continued to rise from December to February and was a major contributor to the bi-monthly all items increase. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, bi-monthly changes may reflect the impact of seasonal influences.)

The all items CPI-U advanced 3.3 percent for the 12 months ending in February. (See chart 1 and table A.) The index for all items less food and energy rose 3.2 percent over the past year. The food index and the energy index also increased over the last 12 months, up 3.9 percent and 3.6 percent, respectively. (See table 1.)

Food

The food index was unchanged from December to February. A 1.1 percent increase in the food away from home index over the bi-monthly period was offset by a 0.7 percent decrease in the food at home index. Two of the six major grocery store food group indexes increased over the two-month period: other food at home (+1.0 percent) and nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials (+0.6 percent). The indexes for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs (-2.0 percent) and dairy and related products (-4.4 percent) were among the food group indexes to decline from December to February.

The food index advanced 3.9 percent for the 12 months ending in February, led by a 5.9-percent increase in the food away from home index. The food at home index also increased over the past year, up 2.6 percent. Four of the six major grocery store food group indexes increased over the last 12 months, including the indexes for other food at home (+4.9 percent) and meats, poultry, fish, and eggs (+4.2 percent). In contrast, the index for dairy and related products declined 4.4 percent over the past year and the index for cereals and bakery products declined 2.0 percent over the last 12 months.

Energy

The energy index rose 2.9 percent from December to February, reflecting increases in the natural gas (+10.3 percent), electricity (+2.2 percent), and gasoline (+1.7 percent) indexes.

The energy index advanced 3.6 percent for the 12 months ending in February, led by a 14.0-percent increase in the electricity index. The natural gas index also increased over the past year. In contrast, the index for gasoline declined 4.0 percent over the last 12 months.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy rose 1.3 percent from December to February, led by a 1.6-percent increase in the shelter index. Within shelter, owners’ equivalent rent increased 1.2 percent and rent of primary residence increased 1.1 percent over the bi-monthly period. The index for apparel (+7.9 percent) was also among the indexes to increase from December to February.

The index for all items less food and energy advanced 3.2 percent for the 12 months ending in February. Shelter (+6.1 percent) was the largest contributor as owners’ equivalent (+6.4 percent) and rent of primary residence (+6.5 percent) continued to increase over the past year.

The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell Consumer Price Index for April 2024 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. (ET).

Technical Note

The Consumer Price Index for Atlanta is published bi-monthly. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time in a fixed market basket of goods and services. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups: (1) a CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) which covers approximately 93 percent of the total U.S. population and (2) a CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which covers approximately 29 percent of the total U.S. population. The CPI-U includes, in addition to wage earners and clerical workers, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force.

The CPI is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors' and dentists' services, drugs, and the other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Each month, prices are collected in 75 urban areas across the country from about 6,000 housing units and approximately 22,000 retail establishments—department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index.

The index measures price changes from a designated reference date; for most of the CPI-U the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100. An increase of 7 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown as 107.000. Alternatively, that relationship can also be expressed as the price of a base period market basket of goods and services rising from $100 to $107. For further details see the CPI home page on the internet at www.bls.gov/cpi and the CPI section of the BLS Handbook of Methods available on the internet at www.bls.gov/opub/hom/cpi/.

In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights that represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. Because the sample size of a local area is smaller, the local area index is subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error than the national index. In addition, local indexes are not adjusted for seasonal influences. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are quite similar. NOTE: Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices between cities; they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period.

The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Core Based Statistical Area is comprised of Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Morgan, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton Counties in Georgia.

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The city council unanimously approved a letter of intent between the city and the United Soccer League (USL) on Monday.

ROSWELL, Ga. — The City of Roswell is looking into the possibility of developing what they are calling a historic women's soccer stadium and anchored entertainment district.

The city council unanimously approved a letter of intent between the city and the United Soccer League (USL) on Monday. The agreement stipulates an exclusive nine-month negotiating period through the end of the year. There is also an option to extend negotiations - if needed - past the Dec. 31, 2024 agreement.

Roswell Mayor Kurt Wilson said at a news conference on Tuesday afternoon that the city is currently in the first round of negotiations. He believes that the latest potential development could help the state of Georgia and the surrounding sister cities.

"This is not just about Roswell," said Mayor Wilson. "This is going to be a true multipurpose venue, and I think the envisioning of this is going to be so widespread and incredible. There are going to be so many people coming to enjoy this."

Mayor Wilson said that plans for the idea of a stadium in Roswell began in July 2021 when leaders believed that the city had to potential to have its own stadium, but the specific project had been in the talks for over a year.

USL Deputy CEO Justin Papadakis outlined why Roswell was chosen as the city for the potential stadium instead of Atlanta at Tuesday's news conference.

"When we were looking at Atlanta, a couple of factors came to mind. Atlanta United really showed the potential for soccer in the city. Then I think a lot of the credit has to go to the Braves for really showing the potential for a stadium-anchored development, he said. "The city partner is so critical because it's so multidimensional and we had such a large vision."

Roswell is Papadakis's hometown. He feels the decision is monumental for women's soccer.

"It's so important that the tens of thousands of little girls that play, they can go and say, 'if I work hard and put in the work, I can play on ESPN just like the boys,'" said Papadakis. "There has been so much investment in men's sports across the country and definitely in Georgia and Atlanta, and to have a stadium that provides an equal platform for the women to showcase and have a first-class fan experience is critical."

If a deal is reached, the stadium will be home to a professional women’s soccer team competing in the Division One-sanctioned USL Super League and a USL Championship professional men’s team.

“The City of Roswell is excited to enter into exclusive negotiations with the USL to potentially bring women’s and men’s professional soccer to Roswell,” Mayor Kurt Wilson said in a news release.

The location for the potential entertainment district and multi-use stadium has not been selected yet. Mayor Wilson said the city and USL have some sites in mind and are in the early stages of making sure transportation will be feasible.

Mayor Wilson added that as the city and USL narrow in on a site, they plan to be transparent with the community about how the development could affect them.

“This is an unprecedented opportunity for our City. Although we are just at the beginning of the process and many details will have to be worked through, we are looking forward to exploring possibilities with the USL," Wilson added. "Being home to a new entertainment district, a multi-purpose stadium, and two professional soccer teams would be a huge economic driver and point of pride for the City of Roswell.”

The stadium would seat at least 10,000, and the USL would serve as both the “anchor tenant” of the stadium and would have the right of first refusal to serve as the stadium operator/manager, the news release said.

Mayor Wilson said that although the negotiations are in the early stages, they plan to introduce a town hall that will include the public later.