I appreciate the College Baseball Foundation for their efforts to bring the National College Baseball Hall of Fame Museum to downtown Lubbock. The Foundation and the City Council both wanted to ensure that the museum would be self-sustainable. It is important to note that the Foundation’s headquarters will remain in Lubbock, and I want to express my best wishes for their efforts going forward.

Downtown redevelopment remains one of the City Council’s top priorities. With the withdrawal of the museum project, a new opportunity opens for this property in what is becoming a highly developed area in downtown. I am confident that this City owned property will be put to good use.

(News release from City of Lubbock)