“After consulting with the league and local officials, we have decided to debut the … team in 2026,” the organization, run by entrepreneur Andre Swanston, said in a press release. “This additional time will enable us to complete much-needed infrastructure work around the stadium site and continue to build out our talented staff.” Swanston had sought an initial $30 million in state aid. So far, only $16 million has been committed, mainly for cleanup of any contaminated soil on the construction site and to create public access to the waterfront, things that would need to be done ahead of any development on the property should soccer fall through. Half of that $16 million comes from the legislature’s newly-created Community Investment Fund, with the balance made up of grants from the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development for cleaning up old and contaminated industrial sites.
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