GA ping.
My opinion is that I’m glad I’m not backing this, since I don’t live in the City of Atlanta. Or at least that’s my understanding of who ultimately backs this.
Let Art build his own stadium.
The Mayor and his administration backs this. Team’s Owner backs it, even though he’s coming off a 21 year record on the Georgia Dome where the taxpayers, I’m assuming, still owe about half of the original cost ($200M?).
Atlanta has a history of what one might call unproven corruption in its government. All the way back to Maynard Jackson and his infiltration into the Atlanta Airport Concession gravy train.
Only one mayor since him has gone to jail, though. Bill Campbell for Tax Evasion.
On the whole, I’d say Kaseem Reid is for it because of the enormous ‘side benefits’ that could come with managing a $200 million plus development. Team’s owner is for it because he gets new venue for a bargain price.
GA ping.
My opinion is that I’m glad I’m not backing this, since I don’t live in the City of Atlanta. Or at least that’s my understanding of who ultimately backs this.
Let Art build his own stadium.
Falcons Launch New Stadium Website
Got a better idea.
Find a huge tract of undeveloped land outside the Perimeter.
Stadiums don’t need to be in the city where they create traffic problems and use up valuable real estate. There is lots of fairly cheap real estate outside the perimeter.
Of course, the Atlanta government might miss out on its graft...