Dan McGuire asks: > OK, so the Twins get a new ballpark in the Warehouse District, the > Vikings move to Blaine, what then happens to the Dome? How much is the > parcel worth if the Dome is razed and who owns it? What do they do with > the proceeds of the sale of the land that the Dome sits on now?
The Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission owns the land - though six of seven members are appointed by the City of Minneapolis, the MSFC is a creature of the state. Since the Dome is paid for, it may not be sold/given away/torn down, but the city has already thought about the future. The recent Downtown East/North Loop Master Plan pondered the future two years ago. (Our story included a nice, imaginative rendering of housing/mixed-use on the Dome circle, but it doesn't seem to have survived into our Web archives.) Here are two old stories from the Master Plan's evolution, with Metrodome mentions: http://austin.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2003/08/04/story3.html http://www.skywaynews.net/articles/2002/07/03/news/export286.txt Also, the Master Plan itself: http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/master-plans/downtown-east-north-loop/ (The Metrodome stuff is in there somewhere) David Brauer Kingfield REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
