• The article under required readings entitled Progress, Pain for Vikings Stadium in 2015 (Links to an external site.) describes the construction progress of the U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota during its construction.
• Does the Minnesota Sports Facility Authority (and any other jurisdictions construction oversight organization) have an ethical obligation to the taxpayers to keep the project on budget, even if it means that the brand new publicly funded entertainment facility that would last 15-20 years would have to go without or have lesser quality features?
• Alternatively, should the organization strive for world-class status, with the anticipation of those features attracting larger and better future events in order to stimulate the local economy regardless of the current costs?
• Which of these views do you stand behind when taking into account your knowledge on budgeting?