Llama19
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Roberts: Does Phoenix really have the money to build a new arena?
To quote:
"To his credit – and because he’s no dummy -- [Phoenix Mayor] Stanton is expected to nix the idea of any new taxes to pay for the new sports complex.
The city has since sold the hotel – at a dead loss – so maybe the bleeding has eased. But is there enough left in that fund to build a new sports complex for both the Suns and the Coyotes without taking money from elsewhere, here in a city that can't afford to hire cops?
And will the Suns – easily the more sympathetic team, given that the team is playing in one the NBA’s oldest arenas -- be willing to share what must be its considerable profits from naming rights and suites and such with the Coyotes, which are desperate to get out of Glendale?
And the most important question of all: are Phoenix voters ready to shell out for yet another sports mecca?"
Source: http://www.azcentral.com/story/opin...x-really-have-money-build-new-arena/83235402/
To quote:
"To his credit – and because he’s no dummy -- [Phoenix Mayor] Stanton is expected to nix the idea of any new taxes to pay for the new sports complex.
The city has since sold the hotel – at a dead loss – so maybe the bleeding has eased. But is there enough left in that fund to build a new sports complex for both the Suns and the Coyotes without taking money from elsewhere, here in a city that can't afford to hire cops?
And will the Suns – easily the more sympathetic team, given that the team is playing in one the NBA’s oldest arenas -- be willing to share what must be its considerable profits from naming rights and suites and such with the Coyotes, which are desperate to get out of Glendale?
And the most important question of all: are Phoenix voters ready to shell out for yet another sports mecca?"
Source: http://www.azcentral.com/story/opin...x-really-have-money-build-new-arena/83235402/