Oceanside, NY (MPN) - In California, the Race to L.A. is heating up as the Owners met in San Francisco last week, to discuss a wide range of topics from Deflategate, to changing rules about field goals. But, One topic seems to be have been the most talked about, its the NFL's desire to return to Los Angeles. As some of you may know, Three Teams, the Rams and the Chargers, with the Raiders, have both proposed to construct stadiums near Los Angeles, California.
Rams Owner Stan Kroenke is planning to build an 80,000 seat NFL Stadium in Inglewood, on the former Hollywood Park Racetrack site, a place previously eyed by the Raiders in 1994. The Inglewood facility would be shovel-ready for December, and open in time for the 2018 NFL Season. The Chargers, meanwhile, have teamed up with the Raiders, to propose a 65,000 seat stadium in Carson. This Stadium would be constructed on an old landfill located off I-405 near Carson. This Location was considered for a stadium in 1998, when a group of owners tried to bring a team to Los Angeles, a team that was eventually awarded to Houston, Texas, who had just lost the Oilers in 1997. The Carson Site, is still undergoing a cleanup of toxic materials buried in the Landfill. The NFL has been able to help speed this process up with this stadium being able to start building in 2016.
While LA's venues are continuing to gain momentum, the Cities of St. Louis and San Diego have been scrambling together proposals to build stadiums of their own, hoping to keep their teams in their respective cities. San Diego has unveiled a $1.1 Billion dollar Proposal, calling for a 65,000 seat NFL Stadium that features a Canopy to contain crowd noise. The Stadium would be build in the Mission Valley Neighborhood, Near Qualcomm Stadium and would begin construction in 2017, if approved by the Voters, and open in 2020. Owner Dean Spanos is expected to meet with the City on Monday to negotiate. Four days after the news of the Inglewood plan broke, St. Louis announced a $985 Million Dollar Proposal to build a stadium along the Mississippi River. The facility would house up to $62,000 fans and would open in time for the 2021 NFL Season, A Year after the Proposed Carson Facility and Three Years after, the Proposed Inglewood Facility. The Plan has yet to be approved by the State Legislature in Missouri and is facing fierce opposition from Republican Senators and Local Businesses. Many Analysts are mixed on who will win. Prior to the Meetings, Most believed that the Inglewood Proposal had the lead and was the most-likely bet for the NFL to Return to Los Angeles, this however, seems to have Changed with Some now claiming that Carson has a better shot than Inglewood. Carson also saw its stadium process sped up with the City Council approving the Stadium, allowing it to bypass an Environmental Impact Survey. The NFL decided to move the vote on relocation from March to December. This now gives the cities less time to come up with feasable plans as they struggle to get approval for what has been proposed.
For the Rams, Stan Kroenke has the money and resources to build the stadium, and faces little or no opposition from the Inglewood Community, Most of which, only felt that a public vote and an Environmental Impact Study were necessary, while the Chargers and Raiders, still have their own cities to deal with and are expected to be offer something equal to what they could get in Carson.
We won't know for sure who wins this race until 2016. Until then, Keep it here for continuing updates on the Race to LA.
Rams Owner Stan Kroenke is planning to build an 80,000 seat NFL Stadium in Inglewood, on the former Hollywood Park Racetrack site, a place previously eyed by the Raiders in 1994. The Inglewood facility would be shovel-ready for December, and open in time for the 2018 NFL Season. The Chargers, meanwhile, have teamed up with the Raiders, to propose a 65,000 seat stadium in Carson. This Stadium would be constructed on an old landfill located off I-405 near Carson. This Location was considered for a stadium in 1998, when a group of owners tried to bring a team to Los Angeles, a team that was eventually awarded to Houston, Texas, who had just lost the Oilers in 1997. The Carson Site, is still undergoing a cleanup of toxic materials buried in the Landfill. The NFL has been able to help speed this process up with this stadium being able to start building in 2016.
While LA's venues are continuing to gain momentum, the Cities of St. Louis and San Diego have been scrambling together proposals to build stadiums of their own, hoping to keep their teams in their respective cities. San Diego has unveiled a $1.1 Billion dollar Proposal, calling for a 65,000 seat NFL Stadium that features a Canopy to contain crowd noise. The Stadium would be build in the Mission Valley Neighborhood, Near Qualcomm Stadium and would begin construction in 2017, if approved by the Voters, and open in 2020. Owner Dean Spanos is expected to meet with the City on Monday to negotiate. Four days after the news of the Inglewood plan broke, St. Louis announced a $985 Million Dollar Proposal to build a stadium along the Mississippi River. The facility would house up to $62,000 fans and would open in time for the 2021 NFL Season, A Year after the Proposed Carson Facility and Three Years after, the Proposed Inglewood Facility. The Plan has yet to be approved by the State Legislature in Missouri and is facing fierce opposition from Republican Senators and Local Businesses. Many Analysts are mixed on who will win. Prior to the Meetings, Most believed that the Inglewood Proposal had the lead and was the most-likely bet for the NFL to Return to Los Angeles, this however, seems to have Changed with Some now claiming that Carson has a better shot than Inglewood. Carson also saw its stadium process sped up with the City Council approving the Stadium, allowing it to bypass an Environmental Impact Survey. The NFL decided to move the vote on relocation from March to December. This now gives the cities less time to come up with feasable plans as they struggle to get approval for what has been proposed.
For the Rams, Stan Kroenke has the money and resources to build the stadium, and faces little or no opposition from the Inglewood Community, Most of which, only felt that a public vote and an Environmental Impact Study were necessary, while the Chargers and Raiders, still have their own cities to deal with and are expected to be offer something equal to what they could get in Carson.
We won't know for sure who wins this race until 2016. Until then, Keep it here for continuing updates on the Race to LA.
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