Get in the Game

With your help we can make the Vikings new stadium a reality. Every voice counts.

Step 1: Join Minnesota Momentum, Citizens for Minnesota Vikings Stadium Development.

Step 2: Ask other fans to support this cause.

Step 3: Contact the Governor, your state Senator and/or State Representative and tell them you support the plan to build a new stadium to replace the Metrodome.

To find your representatives and their contact information, just click on the link below or call the House or Senate information offices.

http://geo.commissions.leg.state.mn.us/districts/start.html

House Information Office: 651-296.2146 or 1-800-657-3550

Senate Information Office: 651-296-0504 or 1-888-234-1112

Step 4: Make your opinion heard by contributing to reader comments posted on online articles regarding the stadium or by authoring opinion editorial pieces for local newspapers.

Here are some key issues to consider when discussing the stadium.

1. The Vikings use agreement expires after the 2011 season, meaning the team has just 30 games remaining in the Metrodome. By resolving the issue in 2009, the stadium will be ready to open in 2012.

2. The Vikings stadium project will provide thousands of jobs and boost economic activity in a time when both are needed. With the Gophers and Twins stadiums set to open in the next year, 5,300 construction workers will be looking for their next job. According to a recent jobs and economic impact analysis by Conventions, Sports & Leisure, which was presented to the House Local Government Committee on February 23, 2009, this project will support approximately 13,400 jobs, including 8,000 tradespeople that would be utilized during the building process. 

3. The Metrodome has become obsolete and no longer provides fans with the experience they deserve or expect. The state needs a reconstructed stadium to give Minnesota its only major climate-controlled, multi-purpose facility capable of hosting events year-round.

4. The project can start this summer. Design work is near completion and the Vikings ownership’s financial commitment is secure.