Let’s see. They want a new stadium for 1.1 billion - likely to rise in cost. The stadium has a life of, say, 25 years. That’s eight games a year X 25 = 200. Throw in 2 super bowls and that comes to 5.45 million dollars a game. Do the taxpayers think it’s worth that?
“”””Do the taxpayers think it’s worth that?”””
If it’s like the twins stadium we won’t have a say in the matter. BOHICA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Best part is that it’s being paid with voluntary taxes. You don’t like the stadium, you don’t have to play the pull tabs.
Just keep the stadium out of either city core.
Let’s see. They want a new stadium for 1.1 billion - likely to rise in cost. The stadium has a life of, say, 25 years.
Wrong. Stadiums these days are built to last at least 40-50 years. It’s because building material isn’t cheap anymore. It used to be cheaper to build build 3 Veterans/3 Rivers/Shea stadium type fields in 60 years than it was to build 1 good, sturdy stadium a la Arrowhead Stadium. Not anymore.
>That’s eight games a year X 25 = 200.
Wrong. 10 games a year.
>Throw in 2 super bowls and that comes to 5.45 million dollars a game. Do the taxpayers think it’s worth that?
Throw in 2 Final Fours, a Superbowl, a few NCAA regionals, a Winter Classic, a Frozen Four, an NHL all star game (Hockey’s ungodly popular here), the MLS, a Superbowl and the taxes the players, fans and staff pay during the season (26-30 million dollars a year from most estimates) and it comes out to nearly double the investment in this stadium. That is, if our local politicians can attract anything but football to the new stadium. If they do, this is a steal for the state. They put themselves in the driver’s seat to attract all these events this without having to raise a single penny on taxes.