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Message: [QUOTE="LoyalFanCT, post: 5008335, member: 6820"] Local officials and residents for years were opposed to Storrs center development. But now there are many businesses, restaurants and housing units across from EO Smith High School. From what I see a lot of locals shop and buy food there. I suspect the locals would also be among the fans attending UConn football games in an on-campus stadium. It's also possible that local cops can prevent traffic from going on Route 195 through Mansfield Center during. before and after the games and have motorists use other routes. Especially, if they put the new stadium on Discovery Drive which heads up to Route 44, it would not have a drastic impact on Mansfield Center traffic. Plus, there are only six or so home games a year. Not a huge impact on the local residents. The state can hand the Rent over to Central CT State Univ's football team rather than knocking it down. [/QUOTE]