((HT: Arizona Republic))
Carrie Watters and Rebekah L. Sanders are hot on the trail of the whole "Are they or aren't they?" part of the Coyotes money issues with the city of Glendale.
Apparently, nothing is set in stone... yet...
City officials are pissed off at a story that ran on the Sportsnet website ((ed. note- we can't find the piece... maybe we're just blind or something))
It said an unnamed source said that the National Hockey league and Glendale "have come to terms on an agreement that will see Glendale concede at least $15 million per year to the Coyotes toward a new lease deal."
One day after the story was published, Glendale officials vehemently denied the story, saying "the statement about a $15 million concession is completely inaccurate."
((somewhat of a correction- we found a story that mentioned US$4-million. Which, last time we checked is nowhere close to US$15-million.))
City spokeswoman Jennifer Liewer said an agreement has not been reached.
"When it is reached it will be brought to the city council," she said.
A timeline could not be nailed down, she said.
And Coyotes president Doug Moss added that the two sides are "still in the middle of negotiations."
Frank Brown, an NHL spokesman, said "Business is done more effectively when it's done confidentially and internally."
City Manager Ed Beasley said the Coyotes aren't getting a free ride: payments will be made but some have been delayed by the contract negotiations.
Yeah, like seven of them...
Brahm Resnik from KPNX-TV continued story-telling on Glendale and the 'Yotes is in black...It's a nice civics lesson...
First, here's the conversation Resnik had with Mayor Scruggs
And here's the civics lesson...
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