[Mpls] historic stadium

[David Brauer]

Dain Lynstad writes:

> The scams and the lies which
> took the old met stadium from us and gave us the
> dome.Most folks at the time supported keeping the met
> but the powers that be (and still seem to be)felt a
> covered stadium in downtown Mpls.would bring great
> rewards ie. redevelopment of a forgotten neighborhood,
> a strong new tax base, and crowds flooding downtown
> with money. All they asked was a small sales tax
> increase which would be dropped as soon as the stadium
> was payed for. We still have that tax! 

This is false. The Dome opened in 1982. The hotel/motel/liquor sales tax to
pay for the Dome blinked off on January 1, 1985. It's a very clear example
of a targeted tax going away.

The sales tax expired because user fees (ticket taxes) proved enough to pay
for the Dome. The building itself was paid off in 1998.

Please don't talk about scams and lies without doing the homework. It
weakens the case against actual misdeeds.

David Brauer
Kingfield