New York State Governor Kathy Hochul is expected to announce that the Buffalo Bills are close to staying in western New York–again, officially… at least as far as a new stadium is concerned.
Fears of the team actually leaving the region have long been quelled since Terry and Kim Pegula purchased the club.
However, a stadium was needed to firmly lock that up, and one of the final hurdles is state taxpayer dollars.
Turns out it could be more taxpayer dollars than ever handed over to a team via the report.
According to the New York Post, Hochul will announce that Erie County and New York State have agreed to pay nearly $1 billion toward a $1.4B stadium in Orchard Park.
It has long been reported that the new one will be constructed next to the team’s current venue, Highmark Stadium, in OP.
Per The Post, the Las Vegas Raiders’ new stadium was handed $750M in government funding. Another $1.1B came from the Raiders. The building opened in 2020.
The funding for the stadium comes prior to the state budget which needed to be submitted to state legislature by April 1.
In late February a report surfaced that a deal on a stadium could soon be announced.
That update also suggested the full price range for the new stadium would be around $1.4B.
Other previous headlines made note that the new venue could be around a 60,000 seating capacity.
Bills Wire will continue to follow the stadium topic as it unfolds. Check back for future updates.
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