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Old 08-25-2015, 10:35 AM   #2649
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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist View Post
There is literally no benefit to the city owning the arena/flames keeping profits
-No Taxes
-Liabilities for maintenance/upkeep/disasters
-responsible for demolition at end of use
While the benefits aren't particularly attractive, "literally no benefit" is a bit much. Maintenance is typically paid by the tenant and at the end of the lifecycle, presumably the city has an asset it can sell/develop.
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