Kasim Reed's private evidence that the new Falcons stadium is a survivable vote
by Political Insider with Jim Galloway
Mar 14, 2013 | 611 views | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend | print
Members of the Atlanta City Council this Thursday morning will begin another deep dive into the mind-boggling details of the $1billion-plus stadium deal brokered by Mayor Kasim Reed and Falcons owner Arthur Blank.

More than $800 million will come from Blank and the NFL, with another $50 million for roads, sewer lines and such. And $200 million more courtesy of a hotel-motel tax on visitors to Atlanta. A Blank charity foundation will chip in yet another $15 million for the area’s blighted neighborhoods.

Pretty soon, we’ll be talking about real money.

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