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King County Exec Open To Modifying Seattle Arena Agreement

King County (Wash.) Exec Dow Constantine is "open to modifying the agreement to build" an arena in Seattle so that the venue may house "only an NHL tenant." This follows a "similar statement from Seattle Mayor Ed Murray." A memorandum of understanding signed in '12 "calls for partial public funding only after an NBA team is secured." Constantine wrote, "The opportunity to bring NHL hockey to King County is one we should not miss" (KING5.com, 3/11).

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