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The subtext – as I read it – is that the state legislature is absolutely supportive of the MLS group (and probably in-the-know), but were more than happy to let Hogsett publicly look a little silly to respond to Ersal after he went crying to the media. At the same time, Hogsett is known to stay out of the limelight if it could upset the legislature. There’s no way he went at this with support from the state.
Also remember that a soccer stadium PSDA was originally contingent upon MLS. Ersal’s lobbying eventually got this requirement removed, but the Legislature & Governor likely still prefer an MLS team.
**I meant to say that there’s no way Hogsett went at the MLS plans WITHOUT the support of the state.
What if there aren’t suitors and its just a hope it will attract. If they are using tax dollars, ALL of the information should be revealed.
If there aren’t actually suitors, then no tax money will be spent. Approving the district does absolutely nothing until there’s a suitor.
I’m so ready for the investor group vs. investor group show down!
That’ll never happen. The I-11 group couldn’t muster the 20% required.
Why not move Indy Eleven to Noblesville, just north of Deer Creek. Share the parking lots. Plenty of in/out with 69, Hamilton Town Center has food, hotels in the area. Leave Indy to do their own thing and watch Indy Eleven thrive, along with the ice stadium.
Noblesville as a minor league soccer city…good idea. HamCo can subsidize this one, too. Until the residents figure out this means more taxes, in a county where residents are barely willing to pay taxes for critical, overused, underdeveloped, infrastructure. Put it on the November ballot. See where it goes.
maybe the groups are or will be the same persons/entities. Maybe someone will figure out the benefit of everyone jumping on the same train, rather than one party trying to rip up the tracks. Well intentioned, intelligent folks should be able to figure this one out…it’s not like its an NFL or NBA or MBL franchise. Soccer is big in the rest of the world, but here it is largely a second tier sport. Don’t agree? Fine. But keep in mind this stadium is for 20,000 folks, not 75,000 to 100,000 for NFL, and less than half the average size of an MLB stadium. IU football…yes, IU Football…draws more fans in the seats than 20,000. The Pacers average about 16,000 per game. The Indians, about 9,000 over the approximately 75 home game season. Indy 11? about 10,000, playing fewer than 20 games at home. .
Folks, this is the squirrels arguing with the chipmunks over the acorns. Let’s move on and figure out how to have good sidewalks, and fewer potholes and detiorating roads, public transportation, and maybe fewer shootings.
When y’all who drag potholes into the equation, stop doing that, and realize that Indy government squeezes every possible dime out of the antiquated state road funding formula….
Then maybe we can all have an intelligent discussion about taxes, sports districts, net effect on average homeowner (if any), and similar issues.
Until then…we’re all shadow-boxing around competing sounds in an echo chamber.
I love how we as taxpayers have to support billionaires for their sports team investments….Does anyone think there is something wrong with this approach? I think about it every time I eat out that I am paying for the Irsay’s. If you are a billionaire, shouldn’t you be able to afford your real estate investment? Bob Craft owns his stadium…Maybe there needs to be a new model not bowing to cartels like the NFL, MLB, and NBA….Just a thought.