Well, I don’t mind not paying for a dome. Could care less about football.
Somehow they always seem to suck my tax dollars down the drain for stupid things that should support themselves or fail.
In the BN this morning -
"Once again: Why no dome?
The question is irrelevant.
The only way the new Highmark Stadium would be a dome is if the 32 billionaire NFL owners felt good about Terry Pegula funding the majority of it. That never was going to happen.
The state and county pushed through $850 million in taxpayer funding. It’s unrealistic to ask taxpayers to fund the added amount it would have taken to build a dome.
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Why couldn’t the Pegulas make their contribution double what it is to fund a dome? Billionaires don’t do business like that. NFL owners generally “pay for” their portion of stadium construction through personal seat licenses and luxury box fees. The Pegulas agreed to pay for all cost overruns, which appear considerable. The Pegulas didn’t want a dome, but even if they wanted to pay double what they’re funding to provide a dome, it is likely they would have gotten pushback from the 31 other owners, who would not want that precedent being set.
Obviously, some would say it’s unfair to ask taxpayers to fund any of it. But that’s a question for a different society, not the one we live in, where the most powerful billionaires in many industries generally get what they want from taxpayers."
Me?
I would like to see a dome.
However, I will never attend another game.
Just too old and don't want to when I can watch every game in my living room.
I was a season ticket holder for 9 yrs.
No more.
Besides, I don't live in Erie County anymore.
So, I also wouldn't be paying for a dome.
Makes it very easy to "want" a dome.
I just feel it is crazy in this day and age, not to have a dome.
Lastly, the decision to move the game to another day had nothing to do with the stadium not being a dome.
It had to do with 60k+ fans on the roads going to and from the game in a blizzard, when it wasn't safe.
Also, TV crews, players, coaches, staff, etc.
