The Packers front office saw homes across the street from the field being turned into Packer club houses, with people paying a fortune to own them, or be able to stay in them, when visiting Lambeau, and/or attending a Packer game. They saw the money being generated, and that spent for entertainment. It's obvious they coveted that market, and decided to make it their own.
The problem is, a nice 3 bedroom ranch house with an attached garage across the street from the stadium, where a dozen or more loyal Packer fans gather for games, and a place to stay, and party, is not the same as an antiseptic condo that costs 4 times as much, and has restrictions that destroys the entire concept of "party!" It's just plain not the same, doesn't have the atmosphere, nor does it have anything to do with owning a piece of history.
I believe they even coveted the fact that so many homes within a couple blocks of the stadium would park up to a dozen cars on their lawns, and charge them up to $20 or more in the old days, so they had easy walk-able distance to the stadium.
If it's money, and has anything whatsoever to do with the Packers playing at Lambeau Field, or anything to do with even the lodging of off season travelers, they want it all, even if it means turning their back on the community that has supported them, and made their very existence possible.
It's sad that it's gone this way. It did not have to!
