purple guy wrote:I dont twitter or whatever, but if anyone does, check out Jeff Goldberg of Fox 9 news. Supposedly an announcement coming on stadium??????????
This is all that's up right now.
Jeff Goldberg @jgoldbergfox9
Vikes stadium news on the way: when asked whether something is happening on stadium later today, a Dayton spokesperson says "stay tuned".
**EDIT** Update
Jeff Goldberg @jgoldbergfox9
Gov Dayton will hold 2 pm press conference today to discuss Vikings stadium
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HardcoreVikesFan wrote:
Minneapolis presents the best source for blah blah blah blah. Ha ha ha well, I am glad I never got my hopes up Arden Hills!
Haha same here.
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Jeff Goldberg @jgoldbergfox9
Source close to stadium negotiations confirms Governor Dayton will choose Linden Avenue as his preferred site for a new Vikings stadium
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"They say no matter how hard you work, there's always someone, somewhere working harder than you. Guess what? I'm that someone." -Kevin Garnett
Linden Avenue sounds like the preferred site, but I'm not sure that means much at this point.
Dayton seemed discouraged by the teams reluctance to announce its contribution plans other than Arden Hills, and by the lack of answers to the other obvious issues with each site.
Dayton says Vikings must contribute $450M for Basilica site and state $395M. I'd love to hear state leaders explicitly state they have some plan to fund this, at any level. We have heard no concrete answer on how state will fund their cut. That must change ASAP.
Peter King of SI repeated today on KFAN that his contact with NFL Leaders and assurances from Minneapolis business community mean this gets done in a month even with the bumps in the road and arguments sure to come day to day. That's encouraging anyway.
Latest on Ramsay County. Unjustifiably on last legs. Who are they kidding. A tax is a tax whether authorized in past or present. And it will take taxes to build it. So Ramsay County is out for no good reason. But it is still out. Go Minneapolis!!!
PurpleKoolaid wrote:Dayton the flip flopper...same ole same ole
Sorry I don't fault Dayton for this mess at all. He's the only reason it is even on the agenda for 2012. The state legislature alone killed Ramsay County by refusing to waive the referendum on the sales tax increase.
CalVike wrote:
Sorry I don't fault Dayton for this mess at all. He's the only reason it is even on the agenda for 2012. The state legislature alone killed Ramsay County by refusing to waive the referendum on the sales tax increase.
Quintessential Minnesota politics. Frustrating. Take the best option and throw that baby out with the bathwater.
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