FWIW in comparison, when the Flames took over management of the Saddledome in 1994, they agreed to pay the city a flat fee ($1 million per year, iirc), and in return received pretty much all building revenue and had to pay for building maintenance. In the long run, the city would have made more money off the old deal (presuming the Flames did not relocate), so one could argue that Calgary paid the Flames to take over the Dome, albeit indirectly.
So the question for both Phoenix and Kansas City is, what are they paying for and what are they giving up?
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