And I am serious about that.
In 1998, the first shareholders meeting after that 1997 sale, they held the meeting in Lambeau. The board was worried about Green Bay's ability to compete monetarily, with non-publicly owned teams.
Lambeau, being as old as it was, doesn't have as many of one thing that many newer stadiums has. Luxury suites.
The board, actually spoke of building a new stadium, but the people wouldn't hear of it.
They also spoke of PSLs (Personal Seat Licences), which didn't go over very well either.
In the end (at subsequent meetings I wasn't able to attend), a large-scale rebuilding was decided on. The vast majority of the outside has been rebuilt, large numbers of luxury suites were added, along with several tiers of new stands, some of which are specifically reserved for residents of the county. Part of the deal that got the tax passed.
There was actually trouble getting support for the tax, because many residents knew they'd never even get tickets for what they were being taxed on. So, something like 2000 seats per game are specifically reserved for Brown County residents.
Otherwise, I think the season ticket wait is somewhere in the 40-50 year range.