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May 04, 2011
Ramsey County, Minneapolis spar to be Vikings stadium site, mum on money
The Minnesota Vikings stadium funding bill may remain stalled in the state legislature, but plenty of people are lining up to provide a new home for the Vikes, should the state decide to throw money at one. Well, two people. Or maybe one and a half:
- Ramsey County Commissioner Tony Bennett says his county is continuing to negotiate with the Vikings on building a stadium in Arden Hills: "We've made a lot of progress. We've talked over a lot of their concerns and our concerns, and we've reached agreement on a lot of those areas." What exactly they've agreed on, Bennett didn't so much say.
- The best site for a new stadium would be the Farmers Market site near Target Field in downtown Minneapolis, according to a study by ... a developer who owns land near there. As reported in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, which also owns land in the area.
Way more details on the site debates here thanks to MinnPost, though no talk of how any of this would actually be paid for.
I wish they would make Wilf go in front of the "Shark Tank" for this and the citizens of MN would have to watch. "For $600 million investment, I am offering no percent of ownership or profits." Imagine what they would do to him. Apparently you only have to be an elected official to be foolish enough to invest (with other people's money) in something like this.
Posted by wisher on May 4, 2011 03:30 PM