New stadium approved
The Georgia World Congress Center Authority board Monday morning unanimously approved terms that are intended to provide the framework for a deal on a new downtown stadium for the Atlanta Falcons. [1]
The state agency that owns the 20-year-old Georgia Dome on Monday approved the framework for a deal with the Falcons to build a roughly $1 billion stadium with a retractable roof. [2]
ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia World Congress Center Authority has approved the framework for a deal that would lead to a new downtown stadium for the Atlanta Falcons. [3]
Using the revenue from said tax to pay for the stadium is still to be approved by the Fulton County Commission and the city of Atlanta. [4]
The new stadium is projected to cost between $948 million and just over $1 billion and would replace the Georgia Dome, which currently houses the Falcons and also serves as the host of the SEC Championship Game. [3]
Let the Falcons go if they don’t want to pay for their palace. [1]
The financial framework for a $1 billion, retractable-roof stadium for the Atlanta Falcons was approved by the Georgia World Congress Center Authority. [5]
A new stadium for the Atlanta Falcons was approved by the Georgia World Congress Center Authority (GWCCA), international news sites reported on Monday, December 10, 2012. [6]
The Georgia World Congress Center Authority released two locations as potential sites for a new Falcons stadium. [7]
Currently, the deal relies on the Falcons stumping up approximately 70 percent of the total cost, with the government expected to pay for the rest through a hotel tax. [4]
Sources:
[1] Non-binding terms approved for new Falcons stadium deal …
[2] New Stadium Approved ~ Today News Gazette
[3] New Atlanta football stadium approved
[4] New Stadium Approved For Atlanta Falcons
[5] New Falcons Football Stadium Plans Approved by Atlanta …
[6] New Stadium Approved: GWCCA Approved New Stadium For Atlanta …
[7] GWCC approves framework for new Falcons stadium | www.wsbtv.com