Report: Qualcomm Stadium needs nearly $80 million in fixes

Topdawg13 · May 21, 2011

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Qualcomm Stadium, the Chargers' home field since 1967, needs $79.8 million in in maintenance, repairs and improvements over the next seven years, according to a new report obtained by The San Diego Union-Tribune.

The two-part study, conducted for the city of San Diego, says the city will continue to lose more than $10 million a year operating the stadium through 2020 regardless of whether the Chargers stay, get a new site in San Diego or leave the county.

“We believe we’ve presented some better alternatives,” Fabiani said after reviewing the report on Friday. “If people don’t want to pursue those alternatives, then obviously the city has to make decisions about what to do with the building, and the decisions will only get more difficult as the building gets older.”

The report concluded that the stadium needs repairs including $18 million in mechanical issues, $17 million in site repairs and $12 million in plumbing. A new video display board would come with a $9.6 million price tag.

The Chargers' lease runs through 2020. The team can break it at any time by paying an early termination fee, which presently sits at approximately $24 million. The Chargers have been on the hunt for a new home for years, and continue to be in talks with Mayor Jerry Sanders to build a new downtown stadium near Petco Park, home of baseball's San Diego Padres since 2004.

“It’s certainly no secret that Qualcomm Stadium is one of the oldest stadiums in the country and will consume an ever-increasing amount of taxpayer dollars to maintain it,” the statement reads. “That’s just one of the reasons we’re working with the Chargers to develop a multiuse sports complex proposal that we can present to the voters. … The proposal will, of course, take into account the financial implications of leaving Qualcomm Stadium and converting the site to other uses.”
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MikeHoncho · May 21, 2011

I think they can get the money, but is there enough time to get a whole new team together before the season starts?

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