10-23-12: Courtesy of WIVB. Buffalo Bills fans are buzzing about the possibility of a new stadium with a retractable roof coming to downtown Buffalo. On Tuesday, the Common Council looked at a proposal that lays out plans for a 72000-seat stadium along the waterfront. There would be a lot of steps to make the plan a reality, but the group behind it says it’s already taken one big step: investing close to a million dollars to put together a site plan with the Premier Stadium Architectural Group. Hasiotis says he’s moving forward without the backing of the Bills or Erie County because he says fixing the Ralph now is not a long-term solution to keeping the Bills in Buffalo. And he believes the NFL, when it sees a legitimate plan for a new stadium exists, will provide the backing they need. Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz issued this statement regarding the latest proposal for a football stadium on outer harbor land: “We are pleased that there is so much interest in keeping the Buffalo Bills in our community. However, we were not contacted by the proponents of this latest plan to discuss the matter. We look forward to discussion and debate when our negotiations are complete and the proposal to keep the Bills in our community is presented to the public for consideration and to the Erie County Legislature for its approval. In regards to the proposal released today, as we have noted before, there are several problems with the proposed Outer Harbor site, such as a lack of …
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