ST. LOUIS • City Comptroller Darlene Green released a statement Friday afternoon questioning the financing of the proposed riverfront football stadium. She called the funding strategy “no touchdown for our taxpayers.”
“Taxes will increase,” she said, “and that’s not what was promised to our citizens.”
But Dave Peacock, co-chairman of Gov. Jay Nixon’s stadium task force, said Green was commenting on an outdated proposal. “Everyone is reacting to old information, one idea that was being considered and is no longer being considered,” Peacock said.
A finished financing package has not been sent to city aldermen nor released publicly.