“As long as I can remember, in regards to Kino Stadium and that whole complex, there’s always been this dark cloud over it,” Christy said. “There’s always been something related to it that never really seemed to be on the up-and-up.”

Christy suggested that the ballpark should have perhaps been built downtown, but ended up on Tucson’s south side instead. In 2010, Major League Baseball spring training left Kino, and revenues plummeted.

“It’s been felt by so many people in the community that it’s been a drain and hasn’t had the success that it’s been touted to have,” Christy said. “Why is the county in the stadium complex business? Shouldn’t that be more directed to the private sector and developers who will sink their own money into it, rather than sinking taxpayers’ money into it?”

It’s also about optics, Christy said, adding that the “run-of-the-mill” Pima County resident doesn’t care about the details, they simply see the county investing a large amount of money into a sports complex that’s been yet to be successful, while local roads are in “deplorable” states.