Buffalo Bills want a new stadium – and for taxpayers to foot the bill

[Spartacus]

other than these community groups trying to extort money from the Bills, what other "mixed reactions" are being voiced? 

 

Is Batavia still pissed over the Stadium location?

 

 

https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/public-hearing-on-bills-new-stadium-proposal-to-be-held-oct-27

 

The proposal for the new Bills stadium has been met with mixed reactions from the WNY community

[Beer__League__Hockey]

33 minutes ago, Spartacus said:

The politicians have their hands out, looking for the Bills to fork over $500 million for their pet projects.

Hopefully they delay until after the Super Bowl before dropping the hammer on this nonsense and bursting their bubble.

 

 

https://buffalonews.com/business/local/community-groups-calling-for-transparency-in-bills-stadium-benefits-plan/article_c7bff35e-4fc9-11ed-8791-3bed51b521d9.html

 

"The Buffalo Bills need to recognize that Erie County is not partisan or divided on this," she said. "This is an opportunity for the Bills to be more than just our sports team. This is an opportunity for the Bills to move this region forward."

 

The group recently garnered support from local municipalities passing resolutions in support of a community benefits agreement that will improve equity and accessibility throughout Erie County. They include the town boards of Amherst, Cheektowaga and stadium neighbors Orchard Park and Hamburg, as well as the Buffalo Common Council.

 

The coalition is asking the Bills to reinvest $500 million back into the community over the 30-year life of the lease for a new stadium, although even Erie County Legislature Chairwoman April Baskin, a supporter of a strong CBA, has called that number a little steep, compared to past CBAs. That money would go toward grants for affordable housing and businesses, funds to support health equity and youth mentoring and money for student and youth athletics.

 

 

 

In Biden's America, $500 million will be walking around money soon.  The Coalition (tm) needs to ask for more gibs.  Don't stop 'til you get enough.

[Crap Throwing Clavin]

1 hour ago, Spartacus said:

The politicians have their hands out, looking for the Bills to fork over $500 million for their pet projects.

Hopefully they delay until after the Super Bowl before dropping the hammer on this nonsense and bursting their bubble.

 

 

https://buffalonews.com/business/local/community-groups-calling-for-transparency-in-bills-stadium-benefits-plan/article_c7bff35e-4fc9-11ed-8791-3bed51b521d9.html

 

"The Buffalo Bills need to recognize that Erie County is not partisan or divided on this," she said. "This is an opportunity for the Bills to be more than just our sports team. This is an opportunity for the Bills to move this region forward."

 

The group recently garnered support from local municipalities passing resolutions in support of a community benefits agreement that will improve equity and accessibility throughout Erie County. They include the town boards of Amherst, Cheektowaga and stadium neighbors Orchard Park and Hamburg, as well as the Buffalo Common Council.

 

The coalition is asking the Bills to reinvest $500 million back into the community over the 30-year life of the lease for a new stadium, although even Erie County Legislature Chairwoman April Baskin, a supporter of a strong CBA, has called that number a little steep, compared to past CBAs. That money would go toward grants for affordable housing and businesses, funds to support health equity and youth mentoring and money for student and youth athletics.

 

 

 

This is what you call a "shakedown."

[Nanker]

All the Dons gotta get their beaks wet. 10% for everybody. In fact, The Bills should have to pay mightily for the extraordinary privilege of playing in Orchard Park. 

[Ann]

Read it

 

 

 

 

[Spartacus]

17 minutes ago, Ann said:

Read it

 

 

 

 

 

1. Which doc has the details on the snow machine?

 

2. Thousands of pages detailing new stadium for local Super Bowl contender, yet a third of the article covers: 

 

Part of the continued negotiations involve a community benefits agreement, which will lay out how the Bills will invest in Western New York.

 

On Wednesday, advocates from several community groups were at the site of the old Rockpile in the Fruit Belt calling on the Bills ownership to make those investments.

 

They want those investments to total half a billion dollars over the next 30 years given the taxpayers' billion-dollar funding of the stadium.

 

3. I know math is hard , but not sure how you get to $1 Billion when New York and Erie County are contributing $850 million to the construction costs, with the Bills covering union corruption overruns and inflation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited October 21, 2022 by Spartacus

[Dante]

8 hours ago, Nanker said:

All the Dons gotta get their beaks wet. 10% for everybody. In fact, The Bills should have to pay mightily for the extraordinary privilege of playing in Orchard Park. 

I'm pretty much a live and let live person when it comes to however someone chooses to make money. That even includes occupations that our fearless leaders would consider illegal. Only because all that stuff I can opt out of. What I can't opt out is the scam/scheme that it is government. I'm compelled by law to pay extortion money to these clowns. Perfect example of the endless shite you describe above.

That said, I have not been keeping up with stadium news. Is it in the same location as Highmark?

Edited October 21, 2022 by Dante
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[Spartacus]

42 minutes ago, Dante said:

I'm pretty much a live and let live person when it comes to however someone chooses to make money. That even includes occupations that our fearless leaders would consider illegal. Only because all that stuff I can opt out of. What I can't opt out is the scam/scheme that it is government. I'm compelled by law to pay extortion money to these clowns. Perfect example of the endless shite you describe above.

That said, I have not been keeping up with stadium news. Is it in the same location as Highmark?

outside Batavia 

 

[Nanker]

 

[Alaska Darin]

 

[Beer__League__Hockey]

The fat has been rendered: 

 

https://twitter.com/BuffaloBills/status/1585602209538007041?s=20&t=PtJxY3vwkBTKv3YqYi_ytQ

 

How the heck do you embed a tweet from twatter?

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Fostering a culture. Building the future.<br><br>Here’s the first look at renderings of the New Bills Stadium.<a href="https://t.co/wQjumbzQA7">https://t.co/wQjumbzQA7</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BillsMafia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BillsMafia</a> <a href="https://t.co/RC9hnAGkiy">pic.twitter.com/RC9hnAGkiy</a></p>&mdash; Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) <a href="https://twitter.com/BuffaloBills/status/1585602209538007041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 27, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Edited October 27, 2022 by Beer__League__Hockey

[Nanker]

 

Delete all the text starting from s=20

[Alaska Darin]

Please tell me that taxpayer money is being used for this.  😄

[Alaska Darin]

14 minutes ago, Nanker said:

 

Delete all the text starting from s=20

4+ story tall bison grazing in the courtyard?  Yes please.

[Alaska Darin]

This is &#%$ing brilliant

 

 

[Alaska Darin]

Sorry rich MFers with seats close to the field.   Eat snow.

 

 

[Cinga]

4 minutes ago, Alaska Darin said:

Sorry rich MFers with seats close to the field.   Eat snow.

 

 

 

I was wondering how they proposed to block the wind like they said,  this design makes sense and will do that for the most part while still allowing teams to play in the "elements" 

 

ME LIKES!

[Alaska Darin]

I am greatly enjoying people complaining about the renderings ("I expected more").

 

Uh, settle down.  There is almost nothing revealed in the two pictures.  Bitches.

[4merper4mer]

41 minutes ago, Alaska Darin said:

4+ story tall bison grazing in the courtyard?  Yes please.

Can you imagine how smashed a folding table will get with a leap from that thing?

 

Name one Snuka.

Edited October 27, 2022 by 4merper4mer

[Beer__League__Hockey]

11 minutes ago, Alaska Darin said:

I am greatly enjoying people complaining about the renderings ("I expected more").

 

Uh, settle down.  There is almost nothing revealed in the two pictures.  Bitches.

 

We are up 24-3 on the hapless 2027 Jets, so at least you know the jests still suck.