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title: “‘That was our baby’: Erie County’s long – and expensive – ownership of the Bills stadium”
pubDate: “2026-08-12T05:37:26.000Z”
image: “https://placehold.co/600×400/00338D/FFF?text=Bills+News”
source: “Two Bills Drive”
link: “https://www.twobillsdrive.com/2026/08/12/that-was-our-baby-erie-countys-long-and-expensive-ownership-of-the-bills-stadium/”
excerpt: “‘Although the 1973 stadium was completed for $22 million – equivalent to about $165 million in today’s dollars – the old stadium had cost the county hundreds of millions in contractually required maintenance, upgrades, debt and insurance costs.”
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‘Although the 1973 stadium was completed for $22 million – equivalent to about $165 million in today’s dollars – the old stadium had cost the county hundreds of millions in contractually required maintenance, upgrades, debt and insurance costs. The new stadium, meanwhile, has cost the county $250 million in direct construction costs. But the true county cost, adding in debt and inspection expenses, swells to nearly $322 million.’
[Read the full story on Two Bills Drive](https://www.twobillsdrive.com/2026/08/12/that-was-our-baby-erie-countys-long-and-expensive-ownership-of-the-bills-stadium/)