We, the undersigned, call on Mayor Karl Dean to petition the local Nashville Government to abandon the idea of funding a new sports facility, like a stadium for the Nashville Sounds with tax dollars.

Specifically, sports stadiums should be funded by their fans. We urge Mayor Karl Dean to unite fans and taxpayers to become the owners of professional sports facilities and teams, their interests will take a back seat to those of companies and individuals who profit each time a team relocates. Fans and taxpayers--the people who benefit and the people who pay--need to work together to protect their shared interests.

A key to the success of a campaign for fan ownership of professional sports teams and facilities will involve taxpayers, fan clubs, the media, and local elected officials.

We call on Mayor Karl Dean to lead the way by discouraging tax funding for professional sports facilities in Nashville. The opportunity to sell stock--even "souvenir stock" in a sports facility would give subsidy opponents the financial stake required to keep them organized year after year.

We ask Mayor Karl dean to lead Nashville in rejecting tax funding for sports facilities, such as a new stadium for the Nashville Sounds, and instead encourage private funding and ownership.