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No private business would ever agree to conditions not a single one. What suggesting is out what bloody irresponsible...
Tax payers aren't even paying for that plan in Tempe outside the cities own responsibility aka roads, water sewer, electricity, traffic lights. You can't make him or anyone else pay for their own responsibility as a city.
That 200m is called public financing not public funding. Huge difference. 200m that will get paid back with revenue that only exists if that arena/entertainment district actually happens...
No idea why you such having issues with something that doesn't impact you.
What is the arrangement in Seattle?
And, you wonder why I am so concerned about it? When you post strong opinions every time Quebec is mentioned here?
Again, I am not criticizing the deal with Tempe at all. We don't know the details of it. We can sure whatever the details are, they will change after some negotiations.
I am simply saying that if I were Tempe, I would not do a deal with a businessman with Meruelo's record.
Read my post again.
I would do a different deal with Leipold. I would do a different deal with Bonderman. I would do a different deal with almost any other owner in the league.
I would not do a deal with Meruelo, because I know that he won't pay his taxes on time, he won't pay anything that he promises on time, etc. And, whatever the deal is, he is going to negotiate forever about it, looking for every angle to get more more money out of my city. And, I simply wouldn't do that.