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Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority requests $30 million in appropriation bonds for US Bank Stadium perimeter hardening
Summary
The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority described completed Phase 1 perimeter work, requested $30 million in appropriation bonds for Phase 2 hardening, and outlined longer-term capital needs estimated at $300 million over 10 years.
Michael Vekic, chair of the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority, told the Senate Capital Investment Committee on March 25 that US Bank Stadium has generated substantial civic and economic activity and now needs targeted capital investments to preserve safety and operations.
“Today, the MSFA makes decisions in the best interests of the people of Minnesota by overseeing the maintenance of and reinvestment in US Bank Stadium,” Vekic said, citing nearly 1,900 events and more than 9 million guests over the venue’s first nine years.
Vekic said Phase 1 of the permanent secured perimeter—funded with $15,700,000 from…
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