Facility Notes
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49ers Pledge To Cover Cost Of Emergency
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In San Jose, Mike Swift noted the 49ers for their proposed stadium in Santa Clara have "pledged to cover the cost of emergency services through stadium revenue," and negotiators for the city and team are "wrestling over how many cops are needed." The cost "could easily top a half-million dollars a season," but 49ers VP/Communications Lisa Lang said that taxpayers "won't be on the hook for police costs." Lang: "Even if there is an operations shortfall, what we said in the original proposal is that the team would pay for police and other operational expenses, not the city. Lang said that the team "remains confident that a financial deal will be in place in time for a City Council vote by the end of May, setting up a citywide vote on the project as early as November" (SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS, 4/27).
TEAMWORK NEEDED: An INDIANAPOLIS STAR editorial states after "months of conversations and speculation, and after difficult decisions have been made by other stakeholders in the Downtown sports facilities, this 'deal's a deal' posture" by the Colts regarding aid for the city's Capital Improvement Board (CIB) is "disappointing." The editorial: "Let's hope it's not their final word. Regardless of the score in the blame game, a crisis has arisen that threatens all beneficiaries of the CIB's domain and requires all their hands to pull through it." The Colts "struck a splendid deal" with the team's lease at Lucas Oil Stadium, as nearly 90% of the stadium's cost was "covered by taxpayers, and the $100[M] that the Colts have been brandishing as their share came largely from the city (to buy out the RCA Dome lease) and the [NFL] (in the form of a loan)" (INDIANAPOLIS STAR, 4/28).
PARTING SHOTS: A Wisconsin Department of Justice spokesperson yesterday said that state lawyers are "close to filing a lawsuit against" former Milwaukee Mile promoter Milwaukee Mile Holdings LLC (MMH). In Milwaukee, Don Walker notes MMH last year "exercised its right to terminate its contract with the Wisconsin State Fair Park Board" by December '10, and State Fair officials then "ended its agreement with [MMH] immediately and signed a new deal with Wisconsin Motorsports LLC." The move "set off a charge" from MMH that the state had "breached its contract with the investor group" (MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, 4/28).
NOTES: In Boston, Donna Goodison reports Massachusetts-based Hot Nosh Boston "installed two of its kosher vending machines near section 304" at TD Banknorth Garden last week. Delaware North is "considering adding additional kosher vending machines on level four" of the arena next year (BOSTON HERALD, 4/28)....In N.Y., Bill Price offered a few suggestions Mets ownership "can take to embrace the past and make the future of Citi Field much brighter." The suggestions include putting a Mets HOF "on public display at Citi Field," renaming the Ebbets Club, and naming the stadium's food court "after a Met great" (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 4/26).
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