With multiple proposals surfacing for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium, Minnesota Speaker of the House Kurt Zellers said Tuesday he has not yet made up his mind on which site he thinks would be best for the endeavor.

Zellers, R-Maple Grove, said he is waiting to see if his fellow lawmakers reach a consensus on a site before he makes a decision.

Up until a few days ago, he said he supported a citywide sales tax increase to help pay for the project, but after talking with a radio station about the revenue they get from running Vikings games, he said he now is in favor of a statewide tax increase.

“It should be a creative solution,” Zellers said. “We don’t have the money to write a check out.”

Zellers, who represents District 32B, shared his opinion with the Tribune Tuesday after Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak made a pitch to Gov. Mark Dayton Monday to keep the Vikings in downtown Minneapolis. Rybak said he’d prefer a statewide sales tax increase, but noted the most realistic way to pay for the city’s share of a new stadium would be with a citywide sales tax increase.

The hike would also pay for renovations to the city-owned Target Center.

Vikings owner Zygi Wilf has proposed a $1.1 billion stadium in Arden Hills, north of St. Paul.

Proposals have also been made for where the Minneapolis Farmers Market now stands and another near the Basilica of St. Mary.

The push for a new stadium comes as the Vikings’ lease on the Metrodome runs out after this season, and Los Angeles and other cities would love to snare an NFL team.

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has told reporters he’s still neutral on a site, but also noted he plans to release his own proposal at the end of the week.

Zellers said he appreciates the governor putting together a timeline for the issue — as it has brought out numerous proposals — but he opposes a special session so quickly because he said he doesn’t think that gives enough time for lawmakers and the public to review the plans.

He and District 27A Rep. Rich Murray, who came along for the interview at the Tribune, said three out of 10 questions they have been getting from constituents in the last couple weeks have been about the Vikings stadium.

And three out of four of those people are saying not to use state government dollars, Murray noted.

He added that using state bonding capacity, however, would benefit state coffers.

Zellers is in the middle of a tour around the state. He said he visited several cities in the northern part of the state earlier in the week and would resume his visits Thursday and Friday in the south part of the Twin Cities, including Northfield.