COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC owner Nick Ragain and high-profile local attorney Perry Sanders Jr. will present a proposal in early January that could help secure a new 8,000-seat stadium for the Switchbacks in Antlers Park as part of sports and entertainment complex in the area.

Ragain and Sanders had previously presented the plan to the city earlier this year, and on January 8 plan to present the proposal, which would also include a 2,000-seat indoor venue, to the City Council at its workshop session.

The proposal would seek to use funding for the project from Colorado's Regional Tourism Act, which in 2013 saw the Colorado Economic Development Commission award Colorado Springs up to $120.5 million that was originally planned to create the City of Champions Complex in the city. With a one-year deadline approaching that would see any unused money from the award returned to the state, and progress on the City of Champions having slowed, Ragain believes the proposal would allow the city to add a valuable community asset, and avoid returning the available funds.

“We believe the opportunity to utilize approximately $30 million allocated from a state grant that would not only improve our local region and Antlers Park, and to be able to do so without asking for local tax-payers’ dollars would be a win all around for Colorado Springs,” said Ragain. “Our proposal would allow Antlers Park to remain under city control, and bring a tremendous stage for sporting events within our community year-round through its indoor and outdoor venues.”