If the funding comes through, if that does materialize, then we can attach a timetable. But the money has to come first. A major contributor could be the Win-River Casino and the Redding Rancheria. What makes Redding so appealing is its location and lack of competition in the summer. Many feel Redding would be as successful, if not moreso, than Chico, which in its four full years of existence has drawn more than 115,000 fans each season.
People are hungry for a good bang for their buck.
I think baseball fits into that niche. It would also give the WBL five Northern California teams. With Feather River expected to rejoin the league in 2002, and possible expansion to Medford, Ore. league officials would have half their dream of two six-team divisions completed. We only have 80,000 people to draw from but we have 10 smaller communities within half an hour. Redding is similiar, there are a lot of little areas.