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Gil Dobie
May 14th, 2013, 11:41 AM
Not sure how they are going to tax us yet, but here is the new design. The electronic pull-tabs are not generating any money, so Governor Mark Dayton has to find a way to fund the stadium, even though the bill has passed to build it.

http://static.nfl.com/static/content/public/photo/2013/05/13/0ap1000000169310.jpg

http://static.nfl.com/static/content/public/photo/2013/05/13/0ap1000000169312.jpg

http://www.minnpost.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/article_detail/images/articles/VikingStadiumFireworks640.jpg


The slope of the roof will also allow for easier snow removal. The Metrodome's Teflon roof infamously collapsed during a storm in December 2010, forcing the Vikings to play their last two home games that season elsewhere.Link (http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000169306/article/minnesota-vikings-unveil-images-of-new-downtown-stadium)
NoDak 4 Ever
May 14th, 2013, 11:48 AM
I hate it. Maybe it will grow on me but I really hate it.
frozennorth
May 15th, 2013, 02:33 AM
what a waste of money. there is a perfectly adequate stadium 2 miles away
darell1976
May 15th, 2013, 05:03 AM
Glad I don't live in Minnesota, they will tax the people or cut funding to things like education or roads.
Gil Dobie
May 15th, 2013, 07:31 AM
what a waste of money. there is a perfectly adequate stadium 2 miles away

The stadium is being built on the Metrodome site. TCF is too small for a permanent Vikings stadium and the infrastructure getting to the game is terrible at the U.
NoDak 4 Ever
May 15th, 2013, 07:33 AM
Glad I don't live in Minnesota, they will tax the people or cut funding to things like education or roads.

Nope. Ultimately if the funding runs short, they'll approve the Racino. That's why the tribes wanted to pay for it outright, to avoid the competition. There are several revenue streams they can go to before they use taxes.
Gil Dobie
May 15th, 2013, 11:42 AM
Nope. Ultimately if the funding runs short, they'll approve the Racino. That's why the tribes wanted to pay for it outright, to avoid the competition. There are several revenue streams they can go to before they use taxes.

There are other options before taxes, but Mark Dayton hasn't seen a tax he doesn't love.
frozennorth
May 15th, 2013, 12:43 PM
The stadium is being built on the Metrodome site. TCF is too small for a permanent Vikings stadium and the infrastructure getting to the game is terrible at the U.
when completed tcf will have 20,000 more seats
Gil Dobie
May 15th, 2013, 12:59 PM
when completed tcf will have 20,000 more seats

It's a nice stadium and I guess the train will eventually go there. It was a traffic mess when the Vikings played there a couple years ago. Add 20,000 more people and it will be even worse.
ursus arctos horribilis
May 15th, 2013, 01:25 PM
Wow that really is not a good looking stadium.
NoDak 4 Ever
May 15th, 2013, 01:44 PM
Wow that really is not a good looking stadium.

Agreed. I don't understand the obsession with asymmetry.
ursus arctos horribilis
May 15th, 2013, 01:46 PM
Agreed. I don't understand the obsession with asymmetry.

Warehousey asymmetry.
NoDak 4 Ever
May 16th, 2013, 02:17 PM
Looks like Dayton is suddenly in favor of a cigarette tax. Doesn't bother me, I don't smoke. I do think it's funny that they are so chicken **** of the tribes that they won't approve the slots at Canterbury.
frozennorth
May 16th, 2013, 03:06 PM
It's a nice stadium and I guess the train will eventually go there. It was a traffic mess when the Vikings played there a couple years ago. Add 20,000 more people and it will be even worse.
a billion is alot to drop due to a temporary traffic issue.
darell1976
May 16th, 2013, 03:56 PM
Looks like Dayton is suddenly in favor of a cigarette tax. Doesn't bother me, I don't smoke. I do think it's funny that they are so chicken **** of the tribes that they won't approve the slots at Canterbury.

I still remember a classic Jessie Ventura quote when he was governor...if the Indians can get money from a casino why can't the state of Minnesota do the same. So true.
Gil Dobie
May 16th, 2013, 04:05 PM
a billion is alot to drop due to a temporary traffic issue.

I don't care to go to an event that takes an hour or more to get to from 20 miles away. The Metrodome was just fine for football, going to a game at TCF is not in the works for me. The Arden Hills site had better financing than this does, and the state is currently upgrading the roads in that area even though that was a complaint when the site was proposed. I had no problem seeing the Vikings move to Los Angeles vs paying for this stadium, I just don't think TCF is a great NFL venue.