The Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission approved an $18.3 million roof replacement for the Metrodome last Thursday. The roof will be completed by the beginning of August, which is only weeks before the Minnesota Vikings preseason begins. The commission voted unanimously to approve the 10-acre Teflon-coated dome, deciding against repairing the torn roof. The Minnesota Vikings lease with the Metrodome expires in a year, and the team has been seeking a long-term plan with funding a new stadium. Either way, I'm glad that we know where they will be playing in the 2011 season (barring a lockout).
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Showing posts with label Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission. Show all posts
Friday, February 18, 2011
The Metrodome Will Be Fixed
The Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission approved an $18.3 million roof replacement for the Metrodome last Thursday. The roof will be completed by the beginning of August, which is only weeks before the Minnesota Vikings preseason begins. The commission voted unanimously to approve the 10-acre Teflon-coated dome, deciding against repairing the torn roof. The Minnesota Vikings lease with the Metrodome expires in a year, and the team has been seeking a long-term plan with funding a new stadium. Either way, I'm glad that we know where they will be playing in the 2011 season (barring a lockout).
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Metrodome to lose millions as Gophers and Twins open new stadiums
The Metrodome made the news recently and not just as the Home Sweet Dome for the Minnesota Twins baseball team.
The Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission, who manage the Metrodome Minneapolis, have been looking over financial numbers that show the Dome will lose an average of $2 million a year once the Twins and the Gophers have left the Metrodome for their new stadiums.
That’s a startling statistic and the MSFC is scrambling for ways to keep the Metrodome alive including cutting expenses, attracting new events and keeping the Minnesota Vikings.
"Nothing pays the freight like the Vikings," the MSFC said. "You take that out and the Dome's no longer viable."
I smell another push at building a new Vikings stadium on the Metrodome site!
The Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission, who manage the Metrodome Minneapolis, have been looking over financial numbers that show the Dome will lose an average of $2 million a year once the Twins and the Gophers have left the Metrodome for their new stadiums.
That’s a startling statistic and the MSFC is scrambling for ways to keep the Metrodome alive including cutting expenses, attracting new events and keeping the Minnesota Vikings.
"Nothing pays the freight like the Vikings," the MSFC said. "You take that out and the Dome's no longer viable."
I smell another push at building a new Vikings stadium on the Metrodome site!
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