Llyr Gruffydd, Plaid Cymru's North Wales MS, said:
"Any investment into the capital of north Wales is very welcome and this is a step in the right direction.Councillor Carrie Harper, who has led the local campaign for Welsh Government funding for the Racecourse regeneration, said:
"However, Welsh Government funding to regenerate the main gateway into Wrexham is long overdue and this is the latest in a long line of vague promises dating back over two decades to develop the Racecourse.
"We've been promised this development time after time by successive Labour governments (this from 2006) and we're now asked to believe that a major but unspecified investment is forthcoming with just six weeks to go before a vital election. Plaid Cymru's advocacy of a redeveloped Racecourse with proper Welsh Government funding has been long-standing and consistent. Labour has had to be dragged to the table on this matter by the fans, the football club and other local partners.
"I was proud to host an information session for members in the Senedd where directors of both Glyndwr University and Wrexham AFC presented their vision for the Racecourse in October 2017. It's great that we're seeing progress on that vision for the town but it's long overdue. Wrexham deserves far better than this."
"What took them so long? Back in 2019 there were promises but no funding so we launched a campaign locally to make sure north Wales got its fair share of Welsh Government funding.
"It's a cynical move to announce this just a few weeks before an election, knowing that thousands of Wrexham fans are desperate to see a four-sided stadium again and on the back of revived fortunes for the club on and off the pitch. Labour has had to be dragged kicking and screaming to make this announcement and I don't think anyone's fooled by the timing.
"North Wales has lost out consistently under this Labour Government and we need to change the government if we're to move forward here in Wrexham."
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