Re: Stadium thread
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 11:54 am
A city other than LA (supposedly more than one) has approached the Vikings about buying the team.purple guy wrote: You mean a city other than LA has interest in an NFL team??
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A city other than LA (supposedly more than one) has approached the Vikings about buying the team.purple guy wrote: You mean a city other than LA has interest in an NFL team??
Makes you wonder why St. Paul isn't pushing? I mean, if they really wanted to, now would be a great opportunity to try to get the team.bigskyeric wrote: There is a pride/superiority thing going on in the cities. I don't ever see it happening. The area would rather it be in an un-heard of suburb then St. Paul. Maybe if the Team left and St. Paul pulled out all the stops to get a new team.....Like what happened with the Wild.
I think the state will string the Wilfs a long, long enough to get by the Feb 15th date they have to look into relocation, once that date passes, they are stuck in the Dump another season, period, if I understand what Im reading, then the state will simply put it off another year.CalVike wrote:http://www.minnpost.com/stories/2012/01 ... adium_deal
From my perspective a pretty realistic view of where things stand. It does not sugarcoat anything and points out the Metrodome site is far from a sure winner and the strong likelihood nothing gets done this legislative session. Depressing but correct.
http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_ ... inneapolisAs Minnesota state leaders zero in on the Metrodome site in Minneapolis for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium, a significant political hurdle has arisen. Part of the city charter requires a voter referendum for any expenditure of more than $10 million toward a new stadium, and on Thursday, a majority of city council members expressed opposition to overriding that charter for this project.
As Eric Roper of the Star Tribune points out, Minneapolis mayor R.T. Rybak has proposed $300 million in city tax revenues be used for the stadium. The plan had been to insert language in the bill that would override the referendum requirement, but the council opposition will at least require further massaging of the issue.
A referendum would not only delay the process but also almost certainly scuttle the project. It's generally assumed that voters want a new stadium but won't approve public funds to be used for it. A referendum request is largely responsible for darkening hopes for the Vikings' proposed project in suburban Arden Hills, Minn.
Baseball's Target Field was built only after a public referendum in Hennepin County was avoided.
Rybak bravely said: "We're not going to do a referendum in the city. We are going to have a referendum in a couple years when I stand for re-election." To that end, however, it looks like he has more work to do.
Not surprising this is coming out now, but I agree it would be a giant mess/headache. Unfortunately I'm sure many people against Arden Hills just adopt the attitude that "Whatever, that's the Vikings', Wilfs' and the NFL's problem."TeamChaplain wrote:And it keeps on getting worse....
http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_198 ... :0|order:1
Agreed. But it's looking less and less likely we're going to get our own Target Field, instead opting for the cheapest, most inconvenient, backwards option. It's just infuriating that it's been delayed even this long. Had the project began when it really needed to be (oh, ten years or so ago), the price would be a fraction of what the legislature is looking at today. Price of inaction I guess.The Gov. and Legislature needs to just get behind the Arden Hills site..
No team has ever played three seasons at an alternative venue since the Super Bowl era began in 1966.
It's just not going to fly.Vikings President Mark Wilf has said the team would lose $37 million playing at TCF Bank Stadium for three seasons and would have to spend an additional $30 million to make it NFL compliant, including providing 2,500 parking spaces for premium-seat holders and installing heating coils to prevent the turf from freezing.
Vikings President Mark Wilf has said the team would lose $37 million playing at TCF Bank Stadium for three seasons and would have to spend an additional $30 million to make it NFL compliant, including providing 2,500 parking spaces for premium-seat holders and installing heating coils to prevent the turf from freezing.
Honestly, I agree. But, really, what does any of that matter to the taxpayer or legislature/decision-makers?It's just not going to fly.