RichOne
03-05-2006, 01:53 PM
Developer Hopes To Raise $90M For Stadium Dome
Councilman Says Building Roofless Stadium Was Mistake
POSTED: 6:28 pm EST February 14, 2006
CLEVELAND -- A local developer is leading the efforts in raising the $90 million it would cost to put a dome on Cleveland Browns Stadium, reported 5 On Your Side's Tony Gaskins.
City Councilman Mike Polensik and developer Bob Corna outlined their proposal Tuesday to the listeners of the Mike Trivisono Show on WTAM. The plan would cap the stadium with a state-of-the-art retractable roof.
"If you look 10 years out and look at the picture, what we're talking about is quite simply, what can you draw with a stadium like that? Well, No. 1 is the Super Bowl," said Corna.
Corna said the money could be raised by continuing the tax on cigarettes and alcohol that built Gateway, and also by getting political and civic leaders involved, an essential step in redeveloping the lakefront.
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Do you think the city of Cleveland should put a dome on Browns Stadium?
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"Clearly, we have a 10-year window to figure out how to do this -- how to build a convention center out toward the lakefront, how to attach it to the stadium, and how to create the kind of lakefront we all dreamed about and talked about for a very long time," said Polensek.
Polensek said it was a big mistake to build the stadium without a dome, and the city is paying the price by having a lakefront that is largely untapped.
Corna believes if the stadium had a roof, the city could have hosted the last Super Bowl.
" I watched the Super Bowl last week and saw what they could do with a covered stadium, and that facility is used every day of the year. It's constantly used. We built our stadium for 10 days," said Corna.
In order to get the ball rolling on this proposal, Corna and Polensek will have to get some important people on their side, including Mayor Frank Jackson, Browns owner Randy Lerner and the Cuyahoga County commissioners.
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Times have really changed at Browns Stadium today as to when I was a kid. Guys would be smoking joints and turning around peeing right in their seats. I just wanted thoughts on this idea for the stadium for I think that it has become way to corporate and really kinda of boring there. Now adding a roof to bring in more sponsers and host more events. I really think it takes away from the history of the Browns and the old Municipal Stadium.
Thoughts?
Councilman Says Building Roofless Stadium Was Mistake
POSTED: 6:28 pm EST February 14, 2006
CLEVELAND -- A local developer is leading the efforts in raising the $90 million it would cost to put a dome on Cleveland Browns Stadium, reported 5 On Your Side's Tony Gaskins.
City Councilman Mike Polensik and developer Bob Corna outlined their proposal Tuesday to the listeners of the Mike Trivisono Show on WTAM. The plan would cap the stadium with a state-of-the-art retractable roof.
"If you look 10 years out and look at the picture, what we're talking about is quite simply, what can you draw with a stadium like that? Well, No. 1 is the Super Bowl," said Corna.
Corna said the money could be raised by continuing the tax on cigarettes and alcohol that built Gateway, and also by getting political and civic leaders involved, an essential step in redeveloping the lakefront.
SURVEY
Do you think the city of Cleveland should put a dome on Browns Stadium?
Yes
No
Results | Disclaimer
"Clearly, we have a 10-year window to figure out how to do this -- how to build a convention center out toward the lakefront, how to attach it to the stadium, and how to create the kind of lakefront we all dreamed about and talked about for a very long time," said Polensek.
Polensek said it was a big mistake to build the stadium without a dome, and the city is paying the price by having a lakefront that is largely untapped.
Corna believes if the stadium had a roof, the city could have hosted the last Super Bowl.
" I watched the Super Bowl last week and saw what they could do with a covered stadium, and that facility is used every day of the year. It's constantly used. We built our stadium for 10 days," said Corna.
In order to get the ball rolling on this proposal, Corna and Polensek will have to get some important people on their side, including Mayor Frank Jackson, Browns owner Randy Lerner and the Cuyahoga County commissioners.
http://www.newsnet5.com/news/7056180/detail.html link
Times have really changed at Browns Stadium today as to when I was a kid. Guys would be smoking joints and turning around peeing right in their seats. I just wanted thoughts on this idea for the stadium for I think that it has become way to corporate and really kinda of boring there. Now adding a roof to bring in more sponsers and host more events. I really think it takes away from the history of the Browns and the old Municipal Stadium.
Thoughts?