Opponents objected to the plan, zeroing in on the fact there would be no public referendum in Hennepin County required to approve the additional sales tax. Supporters argued that the county would benefit from a new stadium and the development that would spring up around it.
The $478-million project (a cost that includes bonding and site preparation expenses) would be financed by $125 million from the Twins and $235 million from an additional sales tax in the county--a 0.15% sales tax that would add 15 cents to every $100 purchase.
The Twins and the county announced earlier this week a plan to move the team from the 23-year-old Metrodome to a new open-air stadium in the Warehouse District of Downtown Minneapolis. The state Legislature would also have to approve the plan, although it does not include any state subsidies.
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