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Originally Posted by Steven Sigley
In the article you provided it says "The Falcons are bound by a lease to play in the Georgia Dome in downtown Atlanta through 2020, but team owner Arthur Blank said in 2006 he wanted to start negotiating a new downtown Atlanta stadium."
We'd be good for at least 10 more years before we'd even have to worry about it.
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Ask Seattle Supersonics fans what they think about the security of leases. But anyway:
This mentions the possibility of the lease expiring in 2015:
http://www.ajc.com/living/content/me...doraville.html
Seems there are two competing interests - the suburban Doraville stadium supporters and the GWCC people wanting to build a new stadium downtown. Which option Falcons owner Arthur Blank officially backs remains to be seen.
This may be a non-issue if the city of Atlanta can afford to retain the Georgia Dome even with the absence of the Falcons as a tenant, but it's something to keep an eye on, anyway.