They offered to build him a new, $1.1 billion, cash-rich stadium that would allow the team owner to make hundreds of millions of dollars from new stadium revenue and possibly much more from developing nearby real estate. The plan offered by Ramsey County would have the Vikings contributing $425 million (including a substantial loan from the National Football League), the state $350 million and $336 million from the county.
The StarTribune reported yesterday that the Vikings rejected the plan, the third one presented to the team, essentially because the Vikings will not make enough money from the new stadium as they would have from the previous proposals. The latest plan delivered to Gov. Mark Dayton shifted from using county sales taxes to user fees at the proposed stadium site in Arden Hills. Lester Bagley was direct about the third effort, saying, “Our view is the earlier proposals were more viable.”
The StarTribune reported yesterday that the Vikings rejected the plan, the third one presented to the team, essentially because the Vikings will not make enough money from the new stadium as they would have from the previous proposals. The latest plan delivered to Gov. Mark Dayton shifted from using county sales taxes to user fees at the proposed stadium site in Arden Hills. Lester Bagley was direct about the third effort, saying, “Our view is the earlier proposals were more viable.”
this is really bizarre, and such an ugly reality. Looks to me that Zygi Wilf wants to move to L.A.
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