What is a reasonable amount for a Vikings contribution?
Around the country, public-private partnerships have allowed communities to retain their professional sports teams and benefit from modern facilities for other events throughout the year. Because these stadiums are used for other events throughout the year, a public-private partnership is the best option. In truth, modern stadiums are expensive, which is why neither the team nor the community can fund them alone. Both parties have to work together to achieve a mutually-beneficial outcome. This is an opportunity to leverage significant private capital for a publicly-owned project. While the Vikings would take the revenue from the team’s 10 games a year, the facility would be used by the State for the remainder of the year and those revenues would go to the public entity that will own the facility.
