Dayton and legislative leaders say sales tax increase won't work for stadium

Gov. Dayton and the four legislative leaders say there isn't support in the Legislature to exempt Ramsey County or Minneapolis from holding a referendum on a sales tax increase to pay for the Vikings stadium.

7 months ago nectur 4 comments 0 recs |

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So basically

The team was supposed to find a local partner to help support building the stadium, but now they won’t let the team utilize that local partner because they want to cowardly hide behind a referendum. Nice job legislature! ….

by nectur on Nov 1, 2011 3:04 PM CDT reply actions

It’s time for the Vikings to play their “We are in active negotiations with LA” card and just get that officially out there. Apparently the legislature still thinks they are bluffing.

by nectur on Nov 1, 2011 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions

At what point will this legislature come to it's senses!?

Apparently our “fine” Minnesota legislature still strongly thinks, and believes that our sports heritage, and cultural asset the Minnesota Vikings are not going to walk away to “lovely” SoCal for a more attractive and lucrative offer! If they allow the Vikes to just walk away and leave, guess who will be in the political hot seat for letting this happen!? That’s right, you guessed right! You wait and see, none of them will be re-elected to their “respective poltical offices”! The new Vikings stadium will bring in and create hundreds upon hundreds of jobs, and it will help to incredibly boost our local economy!! This is really and truly all about jobs! there’s no other way of seeing it differently in my opinion! Great job legislature! Not!!

by PurplePride38 on Nov 1, 2011 3:27 PM CDT reply actions