April 13, 2006
Twins, Vikings battle on
The Minnesota stadium skirmishes continue to be waged in the state legislature, with the Vikings pouring $1 million into pro-stadium ads this session alone. The Twins, have reportedly agreed to split $30 million in increased stadium costs with Hennepin County - no, not evenly. What are you thinking? Rather, the Twins would kick in an extra $10 million, the public an extra $20 million, bringing the total cost shares to $135 million team, $373 million taxpayers.
Minnesota residents who feel like chiming in on the Twins plan, and don't have $1 million to burn on campaign ads, can stop by the Minnesota House Tax Committee's public hearing on Thursday, April 20, 6 pm, at Oak Grove Middle School, 1300 W. 106th St. in Bloomington. (It's a bit of a hike for me, so if anyone goes and can give an eyewitness report, drop me a line.)
Neil,could you give me Oscar Goodman's number? I am a Minnesota resident and I wanted to see if I could get paid by him or some Las Vegas big-wigs if I set up a web site to trash the Twins stadium
proposal.
