Policy Documents

Sports Stadiums Can Be Privately Financed

David Swindell –
September 1, 1995

Almost every major city in Ohio is actively considering proposals for taxpayer-funded sports stadiums. The most ambitious plan may be Cincinnati’s: the city council recently passed a resolution authorizing Hamilton County to raise $540 million to build a new stadium for the Cincinnati Reds and to provide renovations to Riverfront stadium for the Bengals.