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Three options considered for Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh | Three options considered for Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh |
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Edinburgh councillors are considering selling off some of the land around Meadowbank Stadium to fund a redevelopment of the site. | Edinburgh councillors are considering selling off some of the land around Meadowbank Stadium to fund a redevelopment of the site. |
Three options are being debated next week, all would require multi-million pound loans. | Three options are being debated next week, all would require multi-million pound loans. |
Meadowbank stadium hosted events at the Commonwealth Games of 1970 and 1986 but now the multi-sports facilities are in a state of disrepair. | Meadowbank stadium hosted events at the Commonwealth Games of 1970 and 1986 but now the multi-sports facilities are in a state of disrepair. |
The outdoor athletics running track will remain. | |
However the track will most likely have greatly reduced spectator seating. | |
The velodrome is set to be scrapped and cycling facilities moved elsewhere. | |
All options involve selling off land for housing to help fund the redevelopment but even the cheapest option will mean the council needs to borrow more than £17m to invest in the revived facilities which are planned to open in 2017. | All options involve selling off land for housing to help fund the redevelopment but even the cheapest option will mean the council needs to borrow more than £17m to invest in the revived facilities which are planned to open in 2017. |
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