Dear Rowdies Fans, As our first year of operations winds down, I want to thank everyone for their support. I, along with the rest of our ownership group and our staff, look forward to an upcoming year which will include some exciting occasions such as our uniform presentation, signing of key players and coaching staff, and numerous events for our fans. As we go into 2009, I want to ask your support for our stadium development project at Waters Avenue and Veteran’s Highway. There is a Hillsborough Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) vote on the TBR planned development zoning application on January 13, 2009 at the Hillsborough County Center in Downtown Tampa. A majority vote by the County Commissioners will give TBR approval on our proposed stadium land that we own to proceed with construction of a beautiful long-term home for the Rowdies. We need to show the BOCC that the community supports this stadium. Please show your support by both: Signing the electronic petition HERE Attending the vote on 1/13/09 to show the BOCC how much this community wants and needs Rowdies Stadium These simple acts will go a long way. Thank you and have a happy and safe holiday season. Regards, Andrew Miguel Nestor Owner & President http://www.petitiononline.com/Rowdies/petition.html Benefits of Rowdies Stadium Local economic boost in a time of recession, including job creation, tourism, and additional business development Improvement in quality of life and community building – a new home for Tampa Bay to come together and create new memories for generations Rowdies Stadium Programming Tampa Bay Rowdies: roughly 20 soccer events from April to October Average league reported attendance for Southeastern teams in USL-1 in 2009 was 3,058 fans per game Secondary programming will be focused on amateur-based or lower-level professional sports including lacrosse, rugby, college soccer, high school soccer, youth soccer and high school football Location The land owned by TBR is a centrally-located site that will cater to all surrounding counties The proposed site is already zoned properly for a stadium usage; the planned development application to be voted on is only for specific zoning variances Rowdies Stadium on-site parking capacity will be on par with all local Tampa Bay area stadiums and soccer stadiums throughout the US Rowdies Stadium will be located to the east of Veteran’s Highway, an industrial area directly north of Tampa International Airport and not directly connected to any residential neighborhood associations The Veteran’s Highway has over 42,000 cars per day and that number will grow to over 80,000 cars per day by 2014 due to widening of the highway and construction of a noise wall to the east