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Revised Coyotes deal goes before city council

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USA Today

A slightly reworked Phoenix Coyotes deal will go before City Council, but changing numbers from the city make it tough to judge the financial impact of keeping or losing the NHL team. What is known: Tuesday the council will discuss whether to pay potential buyer Greg Jamison an average of $15 million a year for 20 years for arena management. "As I see it, what they are doing is disguising a subsidy as a facility-management charge," said Joel Maxcy, a sports industry expert at Temple’s School of Tourism and Hospitality Management.