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Originally Posted by stone hands
I almost need to re-listen to the part where he met with the mayor of Arlington. Did he insinuate that the mayor said "I am not going to pay for overages" and didn't, then when asked about who paid for the overages, he said the city? What is he trying to say here? I'm thinking I have to have mis-heard that
The more I hear Ken talk the more reprehensive about the idea. He touts $450 Mil as if it's coming directly from the owners. He also mentions the ticket tax as if its a burden on the flames?? Also that owning the arena would be a good thing for Calgary when most studies show that stadium ownership for a city is not a good deal?
Though its expected for a radio station with very close ties to the flames so I'm sure questions were vetted, I was sad not to hear any hardball questions. The one I did hear about revenue sharing was deflected completely into how the funding for the arena would be structured(without mentioning the cleanup at all, again)
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The ticket tax is a burden to the flames no?
The money comes out of the revenue they generate from selling the tickets. The market will dictate what the tickets sell for, it's not like they find their price and then add an addition 10% on top of it or anything.