The lead negotiator for the county and city efforts to keep the Chargers in town tried unsuccessfully in obtaining a copy of the teams’ application to relocate to Los Angeles. The officials are concerned that the application might have inaccuracies in it. Attorney Chris Melvin tried requesting the document from the NFL and the Chargers and they have not provided it to him. Monday night the Chargers’ had a video released where the Chairman, Dean Spanos, stated the team made nine proposals for a new stadium which the city rejected. Most of the proposals were made with other cities in the county and did not include the financing plans.
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The Rams think their hometown market is economically stagnant and thinks the plans for a billion-dollar stadium was a recipe for financial disaster. Of course, with the Rams thinking that, it has brought immediate condemnation from the officials and fans. Mayor Francis Slay and the St. Louis NFL Stadium Task Force sent responses to the NFL, stating what they thought was inaccuracies in the Rams’ application. The task force stated that it was not prepared “for the cruel attack and false claims made by our local team owner, to his League peers, in an attempt to punish and embarrass St. Louis – a city whose residents and businesses have loyally supported the Rams for more than two decades.” The Chargers’ stadium turned nasty last year when Fabiani attacked Faulconer and his proposals to keep them in San Diego. Of course, the Chargers walked away from the negotiations in June and is focusing on their efforts for Carson. Jason Cabel Roe, a political consultant to Faulconer said in an email to the Associate Press, “Now that we know the disparaging sentiments Uncle Stan had for STL, one can only wonder what Deano had to say about