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Old 04-19-2023, 04:35 PM   #99
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Originally Posted by powderjunkie View Post
FWIW the city's contribution was a lot more than 287.5; there is a lot of number fudging all around to make a snazzy infographic, and obviously the city wants to show a lower number if it can. That number excluded things like LAND, Saddledome demolition and/or the new building's eventual demolition, insurance, etc.

You can slice and dice the numbers all sorts of ways, and it's pretty tough to contextualize them anyways.
That makes it even worse IMO.

To back away from what is actually probably closer to a $1B deal to your point, over $25.5M is even more ridiculous from both sides.
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