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CTV Edmonton Article

The update falls a day after Daryl Katz sent a letter to Mayor Stephen Mandel – which was distributed to media outlets – publicly turning down an invitation for the Katz Group to bring their concerns over the downtown arena to councillors, and the people of Edmonton.
The letter said the owner of the Oilers was disappointed with recent communications with city officials on the project, and said a framework agreement dating back to October, 2011 needed to be changed, because costs were higher than expected.
Katz’s letter went on to say there are fifteen outstanding issues with the ongoing negotiations on the arena –and a proposal from the company would not be made until those issues are resolved.
“I think the public is very disappointed, and the public felt that we had a deal, and so did we,” Councillor Kim Krushell said. “Out of the blue, as we all know, the Katz Group came in and changed that deal.
“The feeling is, he’s never going to stop negotiating.”