The county and the city got into a dispute about getting the Dome back up to code before the rodeo, something about whether the Dome was still grandfathered under old code. In any event, I recall reading somewhere that the cost of demolition and removal was still more than just keeping up minimal maintenance for the next two or three decades, but maybe that's changed. Plus, they could probably charge $18,485 per space for the super-duper-VIP-get-your-own-personal-ball-washer parking, judging by how much they charge for parking in a dirt lot 13 miles away.
I heard the same about the cost to demolish vs. maintain.
From a purely economic standpoint, I find it hard to believe that there isn't a better alternative when you look 20-30 years out. Can the Dome really safely survive another 20-30 years with minimal maintenance? It sounds like they are ignoring the fact that at some point in the future the Dome will have to be significantly restored or destroyed. You can't pay minimal maintenance forever.
Limey, what is this I hear about them destroying the Olympic Stadium after 2012? I was poking around seeing how much stadiums cost to demolish and saw some article about the possibility that they destory the stadium and rebuild a football stadium in its place. Did I read that right, have you heard anything about it?
