Stadium thread

[Decker85]

Thank you. Now I don't have to become a seahawk fan

[CalVike]

Not for the faint of heart ...

@RachelSB: Here are the details of the #Vikings bill now up for debate in #mnleg Senate http://t.co/r07H4UO9

Rachel Stassen-Berger Strib on Twitter

[CalVike]

@PatKessler: Sen Howe withdraws his user fee amendment. #Vikings

[dead_poet]

Skeptical #Vikings stadium supporters attempting to require Mpls to hold public referendum.

[CalVike]

Uh oh!

@PatKessler: MN Senate approves #Vikings amendment allowing public stadium referendum in Mpls.

[glg]

Uh oh!

@PatKessler: MN Senate approves #Vikings amendment allowing public stadium referendum in Mpls.

House didn't, so can be removed later. Not good, but not an immediate killer.

[CalVike]

House didn't, so can be removed later. Not good, but not an immediate killer.

It appears they are getting all their ducks in a row on key deal breakers to have leverage for negotiations in conference. Thankfully user fees failed.

[PurpleMustReign]

Bye Vikings!!!

[CalVike]

BTW I am still optimistic this will be reconciled into a winning plan!

[PurpleMustReign]

BTW I am still optimistic this will be reconciled into a winning plan!

Really? Or are you being sarcastic? I think it is over now. I have no optimism anymore. These #### have done their work and now there is no way it passes.

[Mothman]

Really? Or are you being sarcastic? I think it is over now. I have no optimism anymore. These #### have done their work and now there is no way it passes.

Don't lose hope. This is a painful process for us fans because we love the team but nevertheless, but it's a process. There's a lot of money at stake in these sports stadium deals and things always get contentious but, as the cliché goes, it's not over until it's over.

Regarding the referendum:

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/20 ... referendu/

According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, the Senate has amended its version of the bill to remove the nullification of a Minneapolis City Charter provision that requires a citywide vote in connection with the expenditure of more than $10 million for any sports facility.

As Eric Roper of the Star Tribune explains it, the absence of the provision means that a legal challenge could flow from any effort to build the stadium without a public referendum. Minneapolis officials believe they have fashioned an argument that will sidestep the charter. Without state-level nullification of the charter provision, a legal challenge becomes more likely.

The motivation for the change isn’t clear. It’s a term that could evaporate when a Conference Committee harmonizes the language of the House and Senate versions of the bill. The House passed a bill that contains the nullification language.

[CalVike]

Really? Or are you being sarcastic? I think it is over now. I have no optimism anymore. These #### have done their work and now there is no way it passes.

Really. This process is painful, but I truly believe a workable bill will pass this week.

[CalVike]

@Chuck_Pillsbury: MN Senate adopting an amendment to take away any chance of blackouts for #Vikings games. Nice. #mnleg

Me: blackouts are an NFL policy, networks want games on TV and would have no reason to oppose.

[CalVike]

@PatKessler: @arikforsman Conf comtes chosen by GOP ldrs. House members incl Lanning, Hoppe, Morrow. All stadium supporters.

[dead_poet]

Nice!

@PatKessler: No Stadium Referendum: MN Senate rescinds earlier action allowing Mpls referendum on stadium. #Vikings