Vikings’ New Stadium Bill Proposal Creatively Ties Team to Minnesota

April 13, 2011   ·   Daniel Lewis   ·   Jump to comments

The Vikings’ lease on the Metrodome expires after the coming season, and team officials have maintained they have no plans to renew it without a plan to build them a new home.
Noting the collapse of the stadium’s inflatable roof in December during a snowstorm, DFL Sen. John Harrington of St. Paul insisted, “I think it’s time to get serious.”
Last Friday, the state took an important step toward plans for a new stadium. A bill providing a blueprint for a new replacement stadium was introduced to the Minnesota Legislature.
“I’m glad the Legislature’s taken that step,” said DFL Gov. Mark Dayton on Friday.
The proposal’s formal introduction was praised by Dayton and other legislators on both sides, who believe that there is still enough time to approve a funding plan for a new stadium.
That said, the bill remains incomplete. It has plenty of blank spots on it—for one, no site has been selected for the...

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