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12:00

pat flynn - Hi, I am Pat Flynn, member of the editorial board at the UT and editor of Dialog, the Sunday opinion section.

So, what about the Chargers and a possible new stadium? Do you like developer Perry Dealy's plan for redeveloping the Qualcomm site? Is Chula Vista the right place? Somewhere else in the county?

Or should we wish them well in Portland, LA or San Antonio?

12:03

SignOnLiveChatModerator - Pat, what is Dealy's current plans for redeveloping the Qualcomm site for the Chargers?

12:05

pat flynn - He proposes a very dense development including condos, SDSU housing, retail, hotel(s), restaurants and office space that would generate revenue to pay for building a new stadium.

12:07

[Comment From Ron]
Are there still environmental issues under the property that Qualcomm sits on now (i.e. petroleum leakage)? How does that affect the cost of building a new stadium there?

12:08

pat flynn - Yes, there would be issues surounding the tank farm and leakage, not to mention the proximity to the San Diego River. Still, there already is a stadium on the site. That seems to me to give it a leg up on other sites that presumably would have environmental issues as well.

12:11

[Comment From Brad]
With the new San Diego City Council in office, is there any reason to believe that the city's attitude toward building a new stadium has turned more positive?

12:13

pat flynn - Well, the mayor has expressed doubt about the feasibility of this proposal and Councilwoman Frye, who represents the area, is also dubious, noting the plan calls for Mission Valley to be designated blighted, so it could be turned into a redevelopment area. Our editorial page has called for the mayor to take leadership on the issue of a stadium.

12:13

SignOnLiveChatModerator - Pat, how does the Chargers' original plan to develop the site differ from Dealy's current plan?

12:15

pat flynn - It is similar in many respects, but calls for much greater density. Also, I don't believe the original Charger plan required the redevelopment zone designation.

12:16

[Comment From Ron]
The Giants/Jets are getting a new stadium, is the money coming strictly from those teams or are they getting funding from New Jersey tax payers? Is there a deal on the table that absolves tax payers from providing any of the money for a stadium?

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