Shain Bergan
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Shain Bergan
@KCPSShain
News hound and communications enthusiast in Kansas City. Communications Director for Kansas City Public Schools. Tweet opinions are my own.
Kansas City 가입일 Kasım 2011
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Can we talk about the fact the Bears bought a piece of land, tore down an iconic race track and have done nothing with it sense? Now they will probably sell it at a loss and it'll turn into a strip mall or something.
Awesome
David Haugh@DavidHaugh
The #Bears are expected to announce today their board of directors have voted and they will be focused on Hammond moving forward as the future site of their stadium, two legislative sources said. @thescorechicago @mullyhaugh
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Everyone likes to shit on Chicago politics and rightfully so. But ultimately, the Bears look silly here. The Chicago Bears playing home games at a hazardous waste site over the Indiana border is comical. It will damage their brand.
Adam Schefter@AdamSchefter
The Bears’ Board of Directors voted Thursday to advance the stadium development in Hammond, Indiana, with the exact to be selected. This is this first time that the Bears’ board has voted on any stadium site. As one source said, “There is more work to do but barring anything very strange, it’s a done deal.”
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@RepCasar @SenSanders This is a woefully uninformed take.
What Bears wanted:
Pay for their own stadium
Not have to pay Chicago’s city debts
Not have to pay higher property taxes than any other professional sports team in the world.
That’s it. And Illinois, unsurprisingly, couldn’t deliver a deal.
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Billionaire team owners keep getting richer while fans keep getting screwed.
It's why the Bears may leave Chicago.
It's also why @SenSanders and I introduced the Home Team Act — requiring team owners to offer locals the chance to buy a team before moving it away.
Adam Schefter@AdamSchefter
Statement from Chairman George H. McCaskey and President & CEO Kevin Warren:
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@alexlmiller The Bears were always going to cover their own stadium cost (which is a rarity). At issue was the property tax bill, which would’ve been 5 times higher than the next highest for a professional sports team, along with Chicago wanting to Bears to pay the city’s debts.
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Congratulations to Illinois taxpayers on not being forced to pay for a billionaire's stadium for the next 30 years, unlike those in Indiana
Governor Mike Braun@GovBraun
Hoosiers, help me welcome the Chicago Bears to our great state! We look forward to building a partnership as strong as the '85 Bears defense, creating opportunities and economic growth that will benefit our state and the Bears organization for decades to come. An NFL franchise in Northwest Indiana will be an economic boost to the entire region like we haven’t seen before. Thank you to Speaker Huston, the legislature, and Mayor McDermott for their partnership. I also want to thank the entire Chicago Bears organization for their partnership and commitment in making this move a reality. Welcome to Indiana!
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As a lifelong Chicago Bears fan, this is horrible news
Moved out of Illinois and Chicago years ago, most corrupt and incompetent leadership in America
Hammond Indiana is a dumpster fire, full of factories, smokestacks & detritus
Game days will not be the same for Bears fans living in city and suburbs of IL
#dabears #bears @ChicagoBears
Adam Schefter@AdamSchefter
The Bears’ Board of Directors voted Thursday to advance the stadium development in Hammond, Indiana, with the exact to be selected. This is this first time that the Bears’ board has voted on any stadium site. As one source said, “There is more work to do but barring anything very strange, it’s a done deal.”
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@BRIASInterludee Anti-Hammond Bears fans are in for a rude awakening when the stadium sells out every game, people still go, people still tailgate, tv contracts are richer than ever, and they’re still called the Chicago Bears.
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@Rob_Shenanigans No, that’s like saying the city of Berea is 30-40 minutes from the city of Cleveland.
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@KCPSShain That's like saying the current Cleveland Browns stadium is "zero minutes" from Berea because Cleveland shares a border.
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This is insanity. Granted Hammond, Indiana is only 30-40 minutes away from Chicago. But moving a NFL team across state lines should not be legal.
Adam Schefter@AdamSchefter
The Bears’ Board of Directors voted Thursday to advance the stadium development in Hammond, Indiana, with the exact to be selected. This is this first time that the Bears’ board has voted on any stadium site. As one source said, “There is more work to do but barring anything very strange, it’s a done deal.”
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@DarthKevin81 @KCPSShain Hammond
- ZERO taxes for 40 years
- $1B funds from IN for stadium
- $700M from IN for infrastructure
Arlington
- $50M to $200M annual tax bill
- ZERO funds for stadium
- ZERO infrastructure costs covered
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Bears stadium situation dumbed down:
Illinois had 5 years to give the Bears a tax deal anywhere close to every other franchise in the NFL.
Politicians failed and were antagonistic every step of the way.
Bears used the Indiana move first as a ploy, but then Indiana offered 1/2
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Bumping this. Illinois is paying the piper.
Shain Bergan@KCPSShain
Bears stadium situation dumbed down: Illinois had 5 years to give the Bears a tax deal anywhere close to every other franchise in the NFL. Politicians failed and were antagonistic every step of the way. Bears used the Indiana move first as a ploy, but then Indiana offered 1/2
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@QuintonLucasKC Illinois wants the Bears to pay property taxes 5+ times what the next highest property tax bill for a professional sports team is. Illinois clearly didn’t want them. Bears took the best deal after giving Illinois 5 years of chances.
From last week breaking it down:
Shain Bergan@KCPSShain
Bears stadium situation dumbed down: Illinois had 5 years to give the Bears a tax deal anywhere close to every other franchise in the NFL. Politicians failed and were antagonistic every step of the way. Bears used the Indiana move first as a ploy, but then Indiana offered 1/2
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@jimbosthirdeye Go look at what Kansas are giving the Chiefs to cross state lines.
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At least Illinois won’t have to suffer the indignity of only collecting $30 million a year in property taxes from the Bears. Now it’ll be $0. 🤷♂️
Chicago Bears@ChicagoBears
Statement from Chairman George H. McCaskey and President & CEO Kevin Warren:
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@JoelEhrenberg @dan_themandan Bears are already paying for their own stadium. The issues are
-will they be allowed to own that property & collect the revenue?
-Should they pay the most of any team in the NFL in property taxes (the Bears’ preference) or 5 times more than any team in the NFL (IL’s preference)
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@dan_themandan @KCPSShain LMAO, you mean the politicians think the billionaire sports team should pay for their own stadium? The horror !
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@eric_dillie @Grizzly990 @Raiders @Athletics @warriors Not only that—It has something Arlington Heights doesn’t have—It literally borders Chicago.
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@Grizzly990 @KCPSShain @Raiders @Athletics @warriors Hammond, Indiana is part of the greater Chicago Metro Area.
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@CheeseheadBrian @brianpackfan Didn’t they essentially just annex the land so they could say they’re in Green Bay? Or something interesting like that?
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@brianpackfan @KCPSShain The Packers actually play in Green Bay. Lambeau Field is *right* inside city limits by a hair.
And it's spelled Ashwaubenon
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@HyperboleForce @brianm1669 Let me know when this fantasy scenario arrives.
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@theikigaiguy Renovated 25 years ago, but no, it’s not new. It’s also by far the smallest, most dilapidated stadium in the NFL and has maybe the worst access and gameday experience.
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@KCPSShain 1. Handing out money to billionaires is bad.
2. Don’t get to complain if you don’t vote.
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@theurbaneist They are, though, including public TIF money.
9news.com/article/sports…
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@KCPSShain Denver Broncos are not getting a tax deal for their new stadium.
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