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A motion to decide the future of a proposed multi-use stadium in Shannon Park is set to come before Halifax Regional Council this week.

Council will revisit the motion by Sam Austin, councillor for Dartmouth Centre, on Tuesday after he pulled it off the agenda two weeks ago to allow all Halifax councillors to be present.

Paul Russell, the newly elected councillor for Lower Sackville, is due to be sworn-in before council begins, allowing him to take part in the debate.

The motion proposed by Austin asks Halifax Regional Council to rescind its motion asking staff to provide a detailed analysis of the $110-million, 24,000-seat stadium proposed by Schooners Sports and Entertainment (SSE).

The motion would also direct staff to “take no further action” on the proposal — with Austin telling Global News two weeks ago that it would “effectively kill” the stadium.

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“(The stadium) was never one of my main priorities,” he said, adding the proposal presented to the municipality was reliant on the stadium being publicly driven rather than being privately supported.

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Two-thirds of council will need to vote in favour of Austin’s proposal in order for it to pass.

“It will take considerable staff time to complete a detailed analysis of the proposal,” wrote Austin in his request for council’s consideration.