star2city Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 Vikings unveil stadium - no funding plan yet The Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission has unveiled its plan for a new Vikings stadium , an ambitious proposal that also includes ideas for redeveloping the surrounding downtown neighborhood. But the project isn't cheap - nearly a billion dollars - and so far there is no plan to pay for it. Minneapolis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fetch Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 I think a totally outdoor baseball stadium is a mistake (especially Spring & Fall & rain) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamStrait Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I think a totally outdoor baseball stadium is a mistake (especially Spring & Fall & rain)I think it is head and shoulders above a totally indoor baseball stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FargoBison Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I think it is head and shoulders above a totally indoor baseball stadium. Its also heads and shoulders above Miller Park and other retractable roof stadiums with the exception of Safeco(that one actually looks decent). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn-O Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Its also heads and shoulders above Miller Park and other retractable roof stadiums with the exception of Safeco(that one actually looks decent). Chase Field and The Juice Box in Houston are very nice retractable roof facilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 Vikings unveil stadium - no funding plan yet They're talking stadium without funding .... Where's "aff" to rail against this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roper1313 Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 First, I think that the concept of the Vikings Stadium is great. That eastern part of downtown is underutilized and this could really be a great anchor of development. I will say that a BILLION dollars is a lot of cash and it will be interesting to see how they structure the funding. The Minneapolis area has to have a retractable roof stadium to compete for NCAA's Super Bowls and whatnot. I've driven by the land that's going to house the Twins stadium, and I can't see how it's going to fit. It's going to be crammed in to that lot. IMO, I think we can suffer through a few bad weeks of weather. I thought we were tough up here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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