The first community meeting about the Bears’ Arlington Park plan was light on stadium talk and heavy on land-use breakdown.
Still, there were a few takeaways from the first of what was likely many community meetings around the Bears' plan:McCaskey noted that the Bears felt the chance to purchase and develop the Arlington Park property was a"once in a lifetime opportunity." McCaskey said George Halas eyed the same land for a permanent home for the Bears back in the 1970s, but that vision was never able to come together.
"But we do know that without infrastructure support and property tax certainty, the project as described to you tonight will not be able to move forward." Phillips said the stadium would be fully enclosed, and a retractable roof would not be in the cards. The Bears have done their homework on retractable roofs and believe the costs are"prohibitive" and"the return isn't there." Phillips used U.S. Bank Stadium in Minnesota as an example of a fully enclosed stadium that makes you feel like you're outside even though it's enclosed.
Wade also discussed how the Arlington Park project is committed to meeting Minority & Women Business Enterprise goals. That includes working with a minority-owned law firm and women and minority-owned communications firm.The two partners from Hart Howerton gave a lengthy breakdown of how they see the development of the 326-acre plot of land.
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