The resolution pledges that the University will continue to research alternative sites suggested by the community until Sept. 9. There's nothing I'd prefer more than to resolve this in a way completely satisfactory with members of the neighborhood. Administrators admit the September deadline gives concerned residents little leeway in finding alternatives for the stadium. The community should be very aggressive about getting out there and helping us beat the bushes. Brown said out of the eight sites considered for the stadium, the Cleveland and Larpenteur location is the only possibility with current funding.
Residents say the money is available, given enough time.
Bob Anderson, president of the Neighbors of the St. Paul Campus, said he feels the community could lobby the Legislature for further funding. Donna Peterson, interim vice president for institutional relations, has experience lobbying the Legislature for University funding. She said the probability of getting state money for this project next year is unlikely. Administrators are adamant about getting construction started this fall to comply with a federal Title IX deadline soon approaching. Title IX, a federal law designed to ensure male and female athletes have comparable opportunities, requires the University to build more facilities for women's athletics.