Despite variables such as clean up costs, construction and politics, the report paints the clearest picture yet of what the Arden Hills stadium project would cost.
The Ramsey County Charter Commission voted Tuesday night 10-6 not to require a stadium tax be put to voters, bucking a majority of people at the hearing who asked them to put a new home for the Vikings on the ballot, possibly as soon as next year.
Thousands of people gathered Tuesday in downtown Minneapolis to cheer for the WNBA champion Minnesota Lynx, as players and coaches rode in open cars down Nicolett Mall and then hosted a celebration at the Target Center.
If you're looking for ground zero in the Vikings stadium debate, Arden Manor on Highway 10 might well be it. The 283 mobile homes there are just yards away from the former Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant, where the NFL team and Ramsey County want to build a $1.1 billion facility.
Negotiators for owners and players will meet again Monday, the
deadline Commissioner David Stern set for when there must be a deal
to avoid canceling the first two weeks of the regular season,
scheduled to begin Nov. 1.
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It is a big week for the Vikings and their plan for a new football stadium in Arden Hills. Another public hearing is scheduled, plus a commission may decide whether to give Ramsey County residents an important vote on the stadium.
Adrian Peterson powered in for three
first-quarter touchdowns to build a lead large enough even
Minnesota couldn't lose it, and the Vikings finally earned their
first victory Sunday by beating the bumbling Arizona Cardinals
34-10.
Hundreds of people packed the baggage claim area of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Saturday afternoon to greet WNBA champions the Minnesota Lynx as they returned from Atlanta.
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