The feeling among most people with knowledgeable interest is that Minneapolis will be the site of any stadium the Vikings ever build. The structure probably would be on a site near the Metrodome to allow for a transition period during construction; eventually, the Dome would be razed to provide parking for the new facility.They suggest that the suburbs really aren't able to handle the economic difficulties that building a stadium and infrastructure would entail. Only Minneapolis (or Hennepin county) could foot the load. I've long thought that the obvious best solution is to build a combined Gopher/Viking facility. The state is thought to be more open to spending money on a place for the U anyway. The Vikings haven't liked that plan because they want something more than a collegiate field. But you'd think that they could split the cost and make something state of the art and amenable to everyone.
I don't understand why this isn't happening.
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Here's the way I see it - - we should just keep the dome. When it is raining, or the temp is 99+ and muggy, the dome is a very nice place to spend 3 or more hours. When the temp is 10 degrees, with a wind chill of -15, the dome works for me. It was only 20 years ago or so that we tore down the met stadium because folks just didn't want to sit outside in the elements. That, by the way, was in the suburbs.
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