Retail, community space could replace Wolff Stadium – San Antonio Express-News

Retail, community space could replace Wolff Stadium  San Antonio Express-News

Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium could be transformed into a grassy community plaza in the coming years under a proposed overhaul that area residents and City Council members are mulling over. Wolff Stadium has been the home of the Missions minor league ball club since 1994. It will likely be razed and its field redeveloped into green space within the next five years, according to a draft plan presented to council on Thursday. In 2032, the city wants to sell 3.5 acres of the stadium land for retail and restaurant development. The West Side ballpark, the oldest one in the Texas League, no longer meets the standards of Major League Baseball, which oversees the minor leagues.

The Missions are slated to leave in 2029, a year later than originally planned, and kick off that year’s season in a $160 million stadium next to San Pedro Creek Culture Park downtown. City officials are considering including $10 million for the Wolff Stadium’s redevelopment in the city 2027 bond package. But it's far from certain that'll pan out. City Council is still fighting over the size of the bond program, which would be on the May 2027 ballot, and how the package — for street repairs, sidewalks and other improvements — should be divvied up. Brenda Hicks-Sorensen, the city's economic development director, said