However, in November 2006 the Vikings and Anoka County parted ways and the team has officially announced their preference for a new stadium in downtown Minneapolis. The Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission has now hired an urban planner to conduct a revitalization study of the east side of downtown Minneapolis. In April 2007, the Vikings proposed that a new retractable roof stadium be constructed on the site of their current home, the Metrodome. Furthermore the team has began buying land surrounding the Metrodome. The proposed downtown stadium would feature a retractable roof and removable glass windows to the west that would allow for views of the downtown skyline. The main seating tiers would be on both sides of the field allowing fans views that cannot be found at the Metrodome. At a cost of nearly $1 billion the stadium would seat nearly 70,000 fans and open in 2012. The construction of this facility is all contingent on funding from the Minnesota State Legislature. Both the Vikings and the Minnesota Sports Commission hope to get the State Legislature to approve the project during the 2008 session in order to keep construction costs from rising. However, in December 2007, Gov. Tim Pawlenty, House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher and Senate Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller said they would not support public financing for a new stadium in 2008.