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Originally Posted by TorqueDog
Well no, it actually is that simple:
Pretty well exactly what I said. And you can't say "the choice for the Glendale council has always been" anything, because this isn't the same council or mayor this whole gong-show started with.
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Yes, I can say "the choice for the Glendale council has always been" becaue electing a new council does not change the fact that the city is still on the hook for debt and management of the arena. They can certainly refuse to subsidize the team, but that will result in them subsidizing an empty arena. They're screwed either way.
The old council was betting that Jamison could bring back enough revenue to make the subsidy worth it. You obviously don't think so, and I was skeptical myself. But don't delude yourself in thinking that all of Glendale's problems magically go away if they simply refuse to play ball.
Glendale is going to be paying for the misakes of the council that built those facilities for decades. Other than the Big Owe, there probably aren't too many bigger albatrosses around.