(FOX 2) - The public is invited to a meeting on Wednesday about a proposal to redevelop the former Uniroyal Site on the Detroit River for a potential Women's National Basketball Association franchise expansion.

The 42-acre plot of land would house the headquarters for a future Detroit WNBA team as well as a youth sports facility.

The current timeline for completing the project by 2032 includes construction beginning in 2027.

WNBA Detroit expansion

Detroit learned in June that it would be part of the WNBA's expansion with an announcement of a franchise coming to the city in 2029.

Once the host city of the Detroit Shock, the city hasn't had a women's professional basketball team in years. Over the summer, Detroit was announced as one of three cities that would be getting a new team, i

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