Omaha City Councilman Jim Suttle has put a new proposal on the table aimed at keeping the College World Series and said Wednesday he cannot support a new stadium.

The two major proposals discussed have involved extensive renovations to Rosenblatt Stadium or a new ballpark in downtown Omaha. Both are expensive propositions.

Suttle said his plan is designed to save the CWS and protect Omaha taxpayers. "I am announcing today that I will not support and I will not vote for the downtown stadium proposal as it's been presented to me and my colleagues on the city council," Suttle said at a news conference outside of Rosenblatt Stadium.

Suttle said he won't vote for a new downtown facility for two reasons. He says the mayor's plans to pay for it are too risky and he doesn't agree with the fact that the public has been kept out of the decision-making process.

The councilman said the city faces a $1.5 billion sewer renovation and $700 million shortfall in city pension funds.

So what's his answer? Councilman Suttle says his plan is a win-win for everyone. It lays out plans for Rosenblatt and financing for the next 45 years. It would keep Rosenblatt and eventually a new stadium there and the money for it all would come from not just Omaha, but five counties and their cities.

He is proposing what he called the 20-25 Rosenblatt Solution. It's a two-part plan to address a CWS contract for the next 20 years followed by an agreement for 25 years after that.

The first phase is to make improvements to Rosenblatt in an effort to reach a CWS deal from 2011 to 2031. He is proposing a Sports Facility Capital Fund that will be used to finance improvements.

The second phase of his proposal addresses the period from 2031 to 2056 and it includes building sports facilities for area youth throughout the five county region, after the Rosenblatt improvements are complete.

With Save Rosenblatt supporters standing by, Suttle, with the support of Councilman Garry Gernandt, announced his plan to save Rosenblatt. The fund would pay for improvements and eventually a new stadium where Rosenblatt now stands.

Suttle says there's many ways to get the money. One is a surcharge on CWS seats. Another is getting the surrounding communities involved. "We need partners from the five counties, two in Iowa, three in Nebraska, the cities that are inside of those counties, the state of Nebraska."

That includes Douglas, Sarpy, Washington, Pottawattamie and Mills counties and their cities, places Suttle says benefit from College World Series.

"If we had a one-tenth of a cent sales tax approved by the voters, that would generate $9.7 million out of the five counties, that's a heck of a stable number."

The idea of taxpayers outside of Omaha helping to support Rosenblatt started some discussions at The Downtown Coffee Shop in Bellevue.

“I think we pay enough in taxes,” says Richard James of Bellevue, who worries the CWS doesn't bring enough money into the other counties like Sarpy, to warrant support from them, adding Omaha sees the biggest benefit.

"The amount of money that it actually brings into the area, why can't they recoup some of that and invest it into it,” says James. “I just think they're taxing us to death."

He agrees with Councilman Suttle on one point though, tradition. "That's kind of where it's always been and you're wanting to walk away from the whole thing and build another stadium, I just don't think that's right."

Councilman Suttle does say what he proposed Wednesday is just the outline of his plan. The details still need to be worked out, but he hopes this starts the discussion.

Mayor Mike Fahey has been pushing for a new downtown stadium. Not surprisingly, he is not commenting on Councilman Suttle's plan. He's waiting for the recommendation from his stadium committee and doesn't feel it's right to say anything right now.