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troutman · 05-14-2012, 10:58 AM

Will institute body-check agreement on Coyotes?

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepu...s-montini.html

McCain wants the Goldwater people to consider the greater good, by which he means keeping the hockey team in the Valley.

But Goldwater attorney Carrie Ann Sitren told me, "The gift clause is there as a protection for taxpayers. It IS for the greater good."

On his radio show, Bickley asked the senator, "Could we ever get past this and say, 'Look, we have to help (team owners) in the short term because the cost of losing them would be greater.' Why doesn't that ever work?"

McCain answered, "It's beyond my comprehension ... I don't get it, and I think it's pretty clear that there would be a virtual collapse (in Glendale) with all those businesses and land values. And God knows Arizona has been through enough without feeling the effect of the departure of the Coyotes."

Sitren isn't buying that, either. She said that it "certainly isn't true" that business people can't afford to use their own money, not taxpayers', to build and maintain arenas or fund a sports franchise.

"It's hard to go back and look at agreements from years ago," she said. "But we are here now. We have our legal center now, and we are ready to protect taxpayers. If it has to be in the courts then we will end up in the court."

05-14-2012, 10:58 AM	#745
troutman Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Crowsnest Pass Exp:	Will institute body-check agreement on Coyotes? http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepu...s-montini.html McCain wants the Goldwater people to consider the greater good, by which he means keeping the hockey team in the Valley. But Goldwater attorney Carrie Ann Sitren told me, "The gift clause is there as a protection for taxpayers. It IS for the greater good." On his radio show, Bickley asked the senator, "Could we ever get past this and say, 'Look, we have to help (team owners) in the short term because the cost of losing them would be greater.' Why doesn't that ever work?" McCain answered, "It's beyond my comprehension ... I don't get it, and I think it's pretty clear that there would be a virtual collapse (in Glendale) with all those businesses and land values. And God knows Arizona has been through enough without feeling the effect of the departure of the Coyotes." Sitren isn't buying that, either. She said that it "certainly isn't true" that business people can't afford to use their own money, not taxpayers', to build and maintain arenas or fund a sports franchise. "It's hard to go back and look at agreements from years ago," she said. "But we are here now. We have our legal center now, and we are ready to protect taxpayers. If it has to be in the courts then we will end up in the court."