ST. LOUIS • St. Louis has submitted to the National Football League its formal proposal to build a $1.1 billion open-air stadium on the Mississippi riverfront.
Gov. Jay Nixon's task force overnight-mailed the thick package late Monday.
The proposal spanned nearly 400 pages, planners said, and included a financial term sheet, the recently adopted St. Louis city ordinance and financing plan, detailed descriptions of the state tax credits to be used, plus architectural designs, support letters, market information and a land acquisition update.
Task force co-chairmen Dave Peacock and Bob Blitz addressed the package to the six team owners who sit on the NFL's Committee on Los Angeles Opportunities, with copies to Commissioner Roger Goodell, St.