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Minneapolis City Countil Committee OKs Vikings Plan
The Minneapolis City Council has given preliminary approval to a plan to build a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minneapolis City Council has given preliminary approval to a plan to build a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings.
A council committee voted 7-6 for the plan on Thursday. The city would redirect a hospitality tax to pay its $150 million share of construction costs, and the new stadium would go where the Metrodome sits.
Thursday's vote amounted to a key test because the committee includes all council members. A final vote is planned Friday.
Opponents say using the sales tax money is a bad deal for city residents. But Mayor R.T. Rybak lined up a majority on the council by arguing that the Vikings were a key asset and the stadium would bring construction jobs.
(Photo courtesy the Minnesota Vikings)
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