Matt James challenges Mayor Meehan; sports complex purchase abandoned after backlash

Council President Matt James is running against Mayor Rick Meehan. Council had unanimously approved $8.7M purchase of 198-acre sports complex off Route 50, but after public backlash the mayor and council abandoned the deal – Heiser, Savage, and Proctor flipped, only Gehrig wanted to keep it alive. A major reversal in local government.