New Plan for Stadium

THIS IS JUST SOME OF THE INFO ON THE NEW STADIUM.  FOR IT OR AGAINST IT PLEASE READ ALL OF IT.

Here we are once again and the stadium issue in Minnesota has not be finalized.  Instead the GOP has decided to come up with an entirely new plan that eliminates the roof.  They have in hand a bill that has been approved and negotiated by the Gov, the Mn Vikings ownership, and all the house and senate majority and minority leaders, the Minneapolis mayor, and the Minneapolis City Council. If you have all these people approved of this bill, why would you want to go and make wholesale changes unless you are trying to kill the bill entirely. Keep in mind this package for a stadium has been vetted through several different committees and moved forward.

One of the Senators in the Tax committee even stated that he heard there was enough votes on both the house and Senate side to get this done. Then in that same committee the wheels started coming off the deal because suddenly everyone had a better way to fund the stadium package or wanted to have their constituents happy and as a result started picking every little detail apart. It didn't matter what the explanation was it wasn't good enough for them. A few times the same question was asked four or five times by different senators.

I have been watching the Senate Hearings and some of the House and it seems to me you couldn't get two to of them to agree on anything let alone a bill to build a new "Peoples Stadium". It is call that for a reason. The Mn Vikings would play approximately 10 games per year. The rest of the year the Commission that will be overseeing the Stadium will be able to book many other events.

I would encourage anyone whether they support the stadium or not to check out as many articles as possible on the issue.  I know they GOP wants a large bonding bill and tax breaks for the "main street businesses" in Minnesota. With all 201 seats coming up for reelections this fall they are all trying to posture to get the vote. Well one sure way I would think to help ones-self would be to support this stadium bill and put people back to work.

Some of the upside of having this domed stadium and it potential impact it could make. Not only would it allow Minnesota to try to obtain a Superbowl, but Monster Truck Shows, WWE Wrestle Mainia Events, the final four college basketball, and musicians, all of these would have huge economic impacts on the Minneapolis and even St Paul hospitality industry.
One way to help get this stadium passed it to contact the representative for your area and let them know to GET THE STADIUM DONE.

This list of addresses will help understand what is going on with this issue, hopefully.

http://www.dailynorseman.com/2012/5/2/2993180/the-economic-impact-of-super-bowls

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/redskins/minnesota-vikings-stadium-drive-takes-step-backward-as-gop-floats-idea-of-roofless-building/2012/05/01/gIQADLMhuT_story.html?tid=pm_sports_pop

http://www.twincities.com/vikings/ci_20523320/vikings-stadium-dayton-democrats-explode-accuse-gop-pushing?nstrack=sid:2040594|met:300|cat:0|order:1

Until next time....