This author suggests a complete new "MOA Phase 3" plan to include a Vikings Stadium, MOA Village, a Snow Dome, a Tourism Outfitting Store and more to keep Minnesota as a "Number One" World-wide Tourism Destination...

New Vikings Stadium at MOA, night time view???

Amazing, it's China's new National Center for the Performing Arts, why can't Minnesota create something spectacular to be a part of a Mall of America  Phase 3 Development, Leadership what do you think???   Media, how do we compare???

Spectacular Stadium with "Superdome Effect" at World Famous Mall of America will will make "any" event a "World Class Event" because it's there and it will get us another Superbowl and perhaps an Olympics???

Leadership; Political, Business and Media, with the Republican National Convention coming to town with 15,000 media for 25 Billion world-wide impressions this would have been the largest "Free" media campaign in the history of Minnesota, could Minnesota have had a presentation ready???

Minnesota Legislature to do Tourism Research???   House Researcher Joel Michael did a "Fiscal Disparities Pool" Project will the tourism effect of a Phase 3 Vikings Stadium at MOA vs. the Metrodome answer stadium location issue???

Mall of America could help its own cause with a MOA Kiosk "Presenting a Possible Plan;" Business Leadership could donate money for a State Fair Booth; a S. P. Downtown "empty" location or PR help and Political leadership a Tourism Task Force, or a Legislator spokesperson; and media, word to the people???

Mall of America's Phase 3, a Suggested Plan for Development...

MOA Phase 3 - Features:

• Vikings "All Purpose" Stadium with 100,000 plus capacity.

• Mall of America Village, low density with easy in and out parking.

• MOA Indoor Snow Dome, "World's Longest" uses natural slope to River.

• Phase II hotels and other features to be "incorporated" into Phase 3...

• Zygi Wilf's Wilderness Trail is "representative" of final Development.

• Hiking, Biking and Nature Trails will be a natural due to the location.

Mall of America's Phase 3 would be the "World's First" "All-inclusive" Development with residential, shopping and sports development with Light-Rail, a self-sustaining environment to showcase "Minnesota's Innovation..."

Mall of America is "World's Most Famous" Mall,      a "Minnesota Story," a suggested MOA Phase 3 Development presented to the RNC's 15,000 media would bring 5 million new tourists a year, Media???

The Economic Impact will be $25 Billion in tourism revenues, $2.5 Billion in new tax revenue and 25,000 jobs, all in ten years following the Convention.

MOA International Tourism has declined 80% in the last 6 years and now after 16 years we have the opportunity to put together a "Minnesota Story" and show the world Minnesota's Innovative Future, will we?

Governor Tim Pawlenty touted Bloomington Bike Trail and bipartisanship on August 12th why not a Tourism Task Force and a Vikings Stadium at MOA where 100% of many surveyed want it???

Phase 3 Minnesota???  Instead of a MOA Phase 3 why not include Downtown St. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth? Skyway Mall's, street width, to provide a "controlled" indoor space for shopping and dinning, Minnesota would have worlds first...

"Fiscal Disparities Pool," would fund, no Tax Money...

Phase 3 Minnesota should include major renovations of the three downtown areas and though late "Plans" could be drawn up and displayed at Mall of America and Downtown St. Paul Skyways for the RNC's 15,000 media, leadership???

"Innovation" a word often used, time to put some "New Idea's" on the drawing board for the people of Minnesota and Minnesota's future???

We need a Mall of America/Minnesota Phase 3 Tourism Task Force because...

New Jersey's Xanadu Mall opens this Fall...

Shopping and Sports, New Jersey's Xanadu Mall all in one location will be bigger than Mall of America, is built around Izod/Continental Arena and the old/new Giants/Jets Stadium, top left, and puts Shopping and Sports together.

New  No. 1 U. S. Tourism draw, New Jersey's Xanadu Mall is located 5 miles from Manhattan and their  44 million yearly tourists, it will be a top draw  unless MOA's Phase 3 is presented to the RNC's 15,000 media, Leadership?

New Cowboys Stadium being built in Arlington, Texas will open for the 2009 NFL season and accommodate 80,000 with expansion to 100,000 and host Superbowl in 2011.

MOA Phase 3 is about Minnesota's future, tourism, jobs and our image to the world.  Tourism as our second biggest industry and provides revenue for education and infrastructure and a Phase 3 plan returns 15 times the invested amount...

The Public needs Phase 3 information, Media, will you help?  Minnesota is a great state on the brink of mediocrity, we need to work together...

Mall of America's Phase 3, that's the basic story and without Political, Business or Media leadership grass roots "Volunteer's" are needed to get the word out, e-mail your friends, call and write Governor Pawlenty and the media, 

Call Governor Tim Pawlenty, 651-296-3391, Toll Free: 800-657-3717, and let him know; or write: Room 130, Capitol Building, St. Paul, MN 55155. 

Would you prefer a Vikings Stadium at the Metrodome site or a Mall of America Site?  Would it be okay to use the "Fiscal Disparities Pool" instead of tax money for MOA and Stadium Development?  

Recycle "Parts" of the Metrodome???  Pat Kessler suggested that part of the Metrodome could be recycled to save $100 Million in new Vikings stadium construction costs, why not recycle it all?, and make it into the World's Largest Waterpark and Indoor Playground?     WCCO-StoryLink

"Recycle the Metrodome," $400 Million to replace it why tear it down when it can be revitalized as a money making tourism attraction?  "World's Largest Indoor Waterpark and Playground" would draw two million "guests" a year,  provide 2,000 core city jobs & with 8,000 tickets a day at $25 and a Tourism Ratio of 60% annual revenues would be $75 Million plus $250 Million in related tourism revenues...

MN House Tourism Research Tourism Study???  Joel Michael did a Fiscal Disparities Pool Study why can't someone from the Minnesota Legislature request a tourism study of a Vikings MOA location vs. a Metrodome location???

E-mail your thoughts:  survey@moa3.com  or  questions  info@moa3.com

The Information above gives the basic's, here's more to contemplate...

Vikings new Stadium by Ellerbee Becket Sports as presented in July 2008, why not on the Mall of America Site, below, where 100% of Minnesota Residents want it??? Legislature, leadership???  Tourism revenues???  http://www.ellerbebecket.com/ 

New Vikings Stadium, with a movable dome, will be south of Mall of America between Killabrew Dr. and 86th St. and connected to "Wilderness Trail" Residential and the new Mall of America Village...

Mall of America Stadium Naming rights...

Best Buy Stadium, Target Stadium... 3M Stadium; $30 Million up-front naming rights, who will get their name on the Best Stadium Complex in the United States???  Target's about community, Best Buy is going International, and 3M, the Grand-daddy of Corporations, who will help get "The People of Minnesota" The World's Best Stadium Complex and their name on it for the "World" to see???

Superbowl, only a Mall of America Sports Venue will get us one and when combined with a MOA Phase 3 Development it will bring in $2.5 Billion in new state tax revenue over the 10 years...

Minnesota Tourism...

Tourism is Minnesota's second biggest industry and money spent for every $1 invested in state tourism marketing returns an estimated $4.60 in state & local taxes, $20.40 in wages and $53 in gross sales will result, very cost effective..

Self-Service Tourism at Mall of America?  The world's most famous mall with summer crowds and we don't even have a Kiosk, are we serious about tourism???  With various Chambers in tourism areas wouldn't you think someone would organize a "Pool" for a staffed Kiosk???

Media:  There are many points on this web site that could pose questions this one, among many, seems a no brainer???

15,000 RNC media with 25 billion world-wide impressions, is there leadership to get a "MN Tourism Presentation" ready; are we serious about tourism???

Mall of America's Phase II and a Minnesota Vikings Stadium with the jobs, tourism and image they provide are the two biggest problems facing Minnesota's future.  The MOA "Bloomington Tax Solution" provided by the Legislature just emphasizes the need for an over-all plan for Minnesota's future...

Mall of America and Vikings Stadium, a Tourism Task Force needed as a start, we need to step back and see what the state needs for tourism and just what can be done with Mall of America to fulfill those needs...

Governor Pawlenty could appoint a Tourism Task Force and the possible integration of a MOA Vikings Stadium for development and ideally a "Minnesota Story" would be ready for the Republican Nation Convention, their 15,000 Media and 25 Billion world-wide, "Minnesota Tourism," impressions...

Governor Pawlenty's Mall of America - Tourism Task Force could include Representatives from the Minnesota Legislature, MOA, Bloomington, Minnesota Vikings and Business Leaders with a focus on what "can" be done...

City of Bloomington does not want a Vikings Stadium at MOA, no tax benefits and extra service costs, Minneapolis and Chanhassen don't want competition; like it or not Mall of America is now the iconic image of Minnesota and the success of the Mall relates to tourism, image and the creation of new jobs and new state tax revenues and so-far leadership and Legislature has given in to negative forces...  http://www.bloomingtonmn.org/ 

Vikings Stadium location, 100% of the people smile and say "yes" when asked about a Mall of America Stadium location, media to ask?  StarTribune wants to sell the Vikings their land, so how about the rest, and Phase 3???

Vikings Stadium at Mall of America would open in 2011, three years sooner than a Metrodome Site, it saves $100 Million, "Leadership???" 

Sick thought, Is the Metrodome site being touted so the University can get three years of Vikings Revenue instead of $25 Billion in tourism revenue that would be brought in by a Mall of America Phase 3???

Largest "Free" Media campaign in history of Minnesota, the "Minnesota Story," with the Republican National Convention's 15,000 media will provide 25 Billion World Wide Impressions, that's equal to 250 Superbowl commercials and has a value of $750 Million, will "leadership" waste the opportunity???

Mall of America ownership states these facts and figures...

Tax benefits and economic impact, present and future...

• $800 million in total taxes during the 16 year history. 

• $55 Million yearly, in state, regional and local taxes.

• $1.9 billion yearly in economic impact.

• Bloomington G. F. receives $1 Million yearly, above cost of services.

• MOA generates over 40 Million mall visits per year.

• MOA currently employs 12,000 people on an annual bases.

Phase II will increase the economic impact to $4.3 billion yearly, 20,000 jobs, $80 Million in new tax revenue and in 20 years the $1.1 Billion investment will be covered by the increased sales taxes generated.  http://mallofamericaphase2.com/ 

My comment and numbers...

Phase 3, a "Combined" Development will generate $25 Billion in "New tourism" revenues, $2.5 Billion in new tax revenue over the next 25 years, a "key" being the RNC Media coverage and resultant tourism influx.

Mall of America Village in MOA's East Lot, easy in and out parking and low density development with a Minnesota Tourism Store where people can book actual trips leaving from Mall of America...

Wilderness Trail Residential, "All Inclusive living."

       The Wilderness Trail Residential area will feature a Clubhouse and be connected to MOA Village and MOA by "Skyway Malls."  Also, the Vikings Stadium will have a Minnesota Sports Hall of fame...

"Explore Minnesota Tourism Council", did you know???

• Leisure & hospitality in MN generates $10.5 billion in gross annual sales. 

• More than $650 million is generated in state sales taxes. 

• MN leisure and hospitality industry employs more than 244,000. 

• Tourism is a key to Minnesota's economy, comparable to agriculture.

• Person-visits at 41 million is nearly eight times total state population.

Tourism in Minnesota every $1 invested in state tourism marketing returns an estimated  $4.60 in state & local taxes, $20.40 in wages and $53 in gross sales.

http://www.mntourism.org/   http://www.mallofamerica.com/about_moa_facts.aspx 

http://www.mntourism.org/about-the-council/council-members/ 

http://www.mallofamerica.com/about_moa_phase_II.aspx 

MOA3.com is about Minnesota's future, so far the failure of Leadership, Political, Business and Media, with the Republican National Convention coming to town with their 15,000 media and 25 Billion world-wide impressions would have been the largest "Free" media campaign in the history of Minnesota, instead a "Do-nothing" process be Minnesota leadership...

Reminder: Mall of America could help its own cause with a MOA Kiosk that "Presents a Possible Plan;" Business Leadership could donate money for a State Fair Booth and PR help, Political leadership a Tourism Task Force or a Legislator spokesperson; and media, how about word to the people???

Quote from St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman, St. Paul's RNC website...

"For four days in September 2008, Minnesota will have a once in a lifetime opportunity to show the world what we already know - Minnesota is the finest place in the nation to live, work and raise a family."

"Free Big Time Media Coverage," that's what's this is all about.  When the Republican National Convention comes to town, will there be a "Minnesota Story" to tell the world???  

A "Minnesota Plan for Tourism and Jobs," or "Tourism Task Force" in 2008 is needed as the Metrodome lease runs out in 2011 and a Tourism and Jobs approach needs time to secure tenants and "Plan" Minnesota's future.

People of Minnesota what say ye...      

Call Governor Tim Pawlenty, 651-296-3391, Toll Free: 800-657-3717, and let him know; or write: Room 130, Capitol Building, St. Paul, MN 55155. 

Volunteer's needed, e-mail your friends and call or write the Governor and Legislators, tell them you want a Mall of America Phase 3 Tourism task Force and you want a Presentation ready for the RNC.  The Convention arrives Sept. 4th and we need to start now...  Thank you.

Wm C. Jewell Jr.    

wmjewell6@yahoo.com  bill@moa3.com   chris@moa3.com  info@moa3.com 

Suggested idea for Downtown Minneapolis...

"World's First" Skyway Mall, my MN Invention...   Extending street-wide would go from the Twins Ballpark down   7th St./6th St. past a new Macy's Store and on to the Hennepin County Government Center and to the Mpls. Auditorium, offering year-round sidewalk dinning and shopping all in second level "Controlled Space" for comfort and convenience, a new life for Downtown Minneapolis and it could be done in Downtown St. Paul to rejuvenate their city, anyone listening??? 

Joke of  the Year? Youtube.com  Man driving a Porsche down a Montana highway at 85 miles per hour passes a State Trooper sitting on the side of the road, what excuse does he use???

Minnesota is it true we have two season's, winter and road construction???  Call Governor Tim Pawlenty and suggest we need more of the latter and a "MOA Phase 3" Tourism Task Force for Minnesota's future...

Call Governor Tim Pawlenty, 651-296-3391, Toll Free: 800-657-3717, and let him know; or write: Room 130, Capitol Building, St. Paul, MN 55155. 

More information on Minnesota Tourism at...

www.bludog.com    e-mail: bill@moa3.com      Edition 2008.6