The proposal for a taxpayer-funded stadium has been officially abandoned because the weight of public opposition became impossible to ignore. I am sincerely grateful that so many of you insisted on transparency and fiscal responsibility throughout this process. We have secured a significant victory for our community and must remain …
June 30, 2010
Final supporters
According to recent news stories, a taxpayer-funded Vikings stadium is "imminent." In fact, the Minneapolis City Council is currently coming up with proposals for a taxpayer-funded Vikings stadium, which would mean a bill would be pushed through the state legislature as early as May 15.
We do not want a bill to be pushed through the legislature via back-room deals! Let the public vote on a publicly funded stadium.
Enough is enough. Though a 1997 referendum demands proposals for publicly funded stadiums be put before voters, Hennepin County residents were forced through last-minute political and business negotiations to pay $350 million for a new Twins ballpark. That amounts to three cents of every $20 spent in Hennepin County going to a team and owners only footing $130 million for a stadium that will continue to net them millions. Now, despite public opposition, the Minneapolis City Council is currently in further negotiations to formulate a deal that would have taxpayers funding another Vikings stadium, despite the fact that we have the Metrodome (the Vikings current home) and the TCF stadium within spitting distance of one another.
According to ESPN, Vikings owner Zygi Wilf and the NFL will commit only $215 million to the estimated $870 million project, leaving taxpayers who never had the opportunity to vote on a stadium bill to fund the rest.
Minneapolis City Council and state representatives: We urge you not to push a bill through the state legislature that will have Minnesota taxpayers funding another stadium.
On top of the fact that a new stadium is burdensome to taxpayers, tearing down and building new is also detrimental to the environment.
What's more, we do NOT want to line the pockets of millionaires/billionaires with our hard-earned money. A stadium is not a public investment in the same way schools, parks, and transit are. Our tax dollars should go to the crumbling city schools and infrastructure. NOT private profits.
STOP the taxpayer-funded Vikings stadium now!
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
May 5, 2010
May 3, 2010
The silence from the Minneapolis City Council remains telling even as the budget discussions continue behind closed doors. Your comments confirm that the preference for public accountability is shared by many who feel ignored by the current planning process.
May 3, 2010
Reaching two hundred fifty signatures is a notable step toward ensuring our concerns regarding the stadium funding are acknowledged by the council. The current momentum indicates that the public is unwilling to accept these financial burdens without a vote. Please bring this page to the attention of someone else who values transparency in our local government.
May 3, 2010
The momentum we have gathered reveals a clear consensus that public funds must not be deployed without an open vote. These signatures reflect a collective resolve to challenge the current path of back-room negotiations. We are now preparing to present this groundswell of opposition directly to the representatives who have the power to stop this deal.
Reached 100 supporters
April 30, 2010
6 Comments
ridiculous. they have plenty of cash. keep your hands out of my wallet.
No public money for billionaires. Not one cent.
LET US VOTE. stop making deals behind closed doors just for the sake of the nfl. we pay enough in this state already.
Enough with the corporate welfare. Zygi Wilf can pay for his own building with his millions. My property taxes are high enough as it is.
Total scam. Why on earth are we building another one when we have two already? Fix the roads instead.
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The proposal for a taxpayer-funded stadium has been officially abandoned because the weight of public opposition became impossible to ignore. I am sincerely grateful that so many of you insisted on transparency and fiscal responsibility throughout this process. We have secured a significant victory for our community and must remain …
June 30, 2010
Final supporters
According to recent news stories, a taxpayer-funded Vikings stadium is "imminent." In fact, the Minneapolis City Council is currently coming up with proposals for a taxpayer-funded Vikings stadium, which would mean a bill would be pushed through the state legislature as early as May 15.
We do not want a bill to be pushed through the legislature via back-room deals! Let the public vote on a publicly funded stadium.
Enough is enough. Though a 1997 referendum demands proposals for publicly funded stadiums be put before voters, Hennepin County residents were forced through last-minute political and business negotiations to pay $350 million for a new Twins ballpark. That amounts to three cents of every $20 spent in Hennepin County going to a team and owners only footing $130 million for a stadium that will continue to net them millions. Now, despite public opposition, the Minneapolis City Council is currently in further negotiations to formulate a deal that would have taxpayers funding another Vikings stadium, despite the fact that we have the Metrodome (the Vikings current home) and the TCF stadium within spitting distance of one another.
According to ESPN, Vikings owner Zygi Wilf and the NFL will commit only $215 million to the estimated $870 million project, leaving taxpayers who never had the opportunity to vote on a stadium bill to fund the rest.
Minneapolis City Council and state representatives: We urge you not to push a bill through the state legislature that will have Minnesota taxpayers funding another stadium.
On top of the fact that a new stadium is burdensome to taxpayers, tearing down and building new is also detrimental to the environment.
What's more, we do NOT want to line the pockets of millionaires/billionaires with our hard-earned money. A stadium is not a public investment in the same way schools, parks, and transit are. Our tax dollars should go to the crumbling city schools and infrastructure. NOT private profits.
STOP the taxpayer-funded Vikings stadium now!
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
May 5, 2010
May 3, 2010
The silence from the Minneapolis City Council remains telling even as the budget discussions continue behind closed doors. Your comments confirm that the preference for public accountability is shared by many who feel ignored by the current planning process.
May 3, 2010
Reaching two hundred fifty signatures is a notable step toward ensuring our concerns regarding the stadium funding are acknowledged by the council. The current momentum indicates that the public is unwilling to accept these financial burdens without a vote. Please bring this page to the attention of someone else who values transparency in our local government.
May 3, 2010
The momentum we have gathered reveals a clear consensus that public funds must not be deployed without an open vote. These signatures reflect a collective resolve to challenge the current path of back-room negotiations. We are now preparing to present this groundswell of opposition directly to the representatives who have the power to stop this deal.
Reached 100 supporters
April 30, 2010
6 Comments
My kids schools are struggling for funding and yet they find money for a stadium. Makes me sick.
ridiculous. they have plenty of cash. keep your hands out of my wallet.
No public money for billionaires. Not one cent.
LET US VOTE. stop making deals behind closed doors just for the sake of the nfl. we pay enough in this state already.
Enough with the corporate welfare. Zygi Wilf can pay for his own building with his millions. My property taxes are high enough as it is.
Total scam. Why on earth are we building another one when we have two already? Fix the roads instead.
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My kids schools are struggling for funding and yet they find money for a stadium. Makes me sick.