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Help Support the New Gopher Stadium Proposal!
We need your help to bring Gopher football back to campus. The University and a bipartisan group of legislators have come up with a promising new plan to fund an on campus Gopher stadium. This exciting new plan should help us move closer to bringing Gopher football back to campus. This plan would accomplish two things: create a large metropolitan area nature reserve accessible to the public and provide funding for a University of Minnesota on-campus football stadium.
The cost to the state will be approximately $9.4 million per year for 25 years, which we will use to pay part of the cost of our new stadium. Fortunately, this level of funding is more than the University’s original financing plan and will allow us to cut the proposed stadium student fee in half - from $50 per semester to $25 per semester.
This legislation, which will begin moving through legislative committees this week, will have a lasting, positive impact on our state's quality of life. This new proposal is a giant step forward in our efforts to build an on campus stadium. The governor, as well as the bipartisan group of legislators that worked on this proposal, are highly supportive of this effort. We hope that all legislators can unite and pass this legislation quickly.
This bill will be heard in the Senate Higher Education Budget Division this Tuesday. Your Senator sits on this committee and will make decisions about the future of a Gopher football stadium. Please contact your Senator below and urge them to support this new proposal.
Personal letters and e-mails are one of the most effective ways to influence elected officials. Personalize your email by adding why you think Gopher football belongs on campus. We have provided sample e-mail text and subject line below that you can use to help you tailor your own letter.
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Subject: Support The New Gopher Stadium Proposal!
Dear [ Decision Maker ] ,
As your constituent, I am writing to ask you to support the new proposal to fund a University of Minnesota on campus football stadium. This proposal is a "win-win" for the University, the state, and all Minnesotans. It will create a large metropolitan area nature reserve accessible to the public and provide funding for a University of Minnesota stadium.
You and your fellow Higher Education Budget Division members can help to ensure that this fair and reasonable proposal moves forward. Please help us bring Gopher football back to the University of Minnesota campus by supporting this new proposal.
Sincerely,
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