rvrdgsfn Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Well that could still happen, they'll still rethinking it & McDonnell is from the HR area, so this could be his last hurrah before he leaves. I'd still say there's a 50-50 chance this gets done. They're still planning a meeting on the 18th. Let's see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvrdgsfn Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Bump:The vote is tonight whether to go ahead or not.http://hamptonroads.com/2012/12/keep-moving-beach-arenaThe Virginia Beach City Council will be asked tonight to bless efforts to negotiate with Comcast-Spectacor to bring an arena and a major league sports team to the city.There is no deal yet. But the structure outlined last week by city officials - and the potential to have major sports and entertainment events in Virginia Beach - is worth pursuing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosrs1 Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Bump:The vote is tonight whether to go ahead or not.http://hamptonroads....ing-beach-arenaThe Virginia Beach City Council will be asked tonight to bless efforts to negotiate with Comcast-Spectacor to bring an arena and a major league sports team to the city.There is no deal yet. But the structure outlined last week by city officials - and the potential to have major sports and entertainment events in Virginia Beach - is worth pursuing.But is the deal even doable without the state money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvrdgsfn Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Bump:The vote is tonight whether to go ahead or not.http://hamptonroads....ing-beach-arenaThe Virginia Beach City Council will be asked tonight to bless efforts to negotiate with Comcast-Spectacor to bring an arena and a major league sports team to the city.There is no deal yet. But the structure outlined last week by city officials - and the potential to have major sports and entertainment events in Virginia Beach - is worth pursuing.But is the deal even doable without the state money?Just like most places, they'll find something. Even the governor said there's no room for the budget but that doesn't mean he said no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvrdgsfn Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Breaking news...http://hamptonroads.com/2012/12/va-beach-council-votes-keep-exploring-arena-dealThe City Council voted 9-2 on Tuesday night to keep exploring a deal to build an 18,500-seat arena near the Oceanfront that could be home to a professional basketball team, which sources have identified since August as the NBA’s Sacramento Kings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 They can explore it all they want, but it's a bad deal and it shouldn't happen for any of the parties involved. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosrs1 Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 They can explore it all they want, but it's a bad deal and it shouldn't happen for any of the parties involved.I agree. But being a bad deal hasn't stopped similar deals from going through in the past. And Virginia and BV don't have a history of being screwed by deals like this as most states and municipalities do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatsFan2004 Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 They can explore it all they want, but it's a bad deal and it shouldn't happen for any of the parties involved.I agree. But being a bad deal hasn't stopped similar deals from going through in the past. And Virginia and BV don't have a history of being screwed by deals like this as most states and municipalities do.You'd think, though, that someone in power there can Google the words "Sacramento" and "Maloofs". That should be more than enough to make any sane individual run from the whole deal screaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosrs1 Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 They can explore it all they want, but it's a bad deal and it shouldn't happen for any of the parties involved.I agree. But being a bad deal hasn't stopped similar deals from going through in the past. And Virginia and BV don't have a history of being screwed by deals like this as most states and municipalities do.You'd think, though, that someone in power there can Google the words "Sacramento" and "Maloofs". That should be more than enough to make any sane individual run from the whole deal screaming.You'd think, but when you have Comcast/Spectacor whispering in your ear that you can trust them I'm sure there's a quite a few politicians who would overlook the Maloof's history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrySmalls Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Don't do the deal, Hampton Roads! Don't do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvrdgsfn Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Some updates....http://hamptonroads.com/2013/01/virginia-beach-hopes-nba-deal-tips-funding-quest"If an agreement is reached, city officials can make the pitch to state lawmakers for $150 million to help build the 18,500-seat arena. If there's no deal, the project is dead. Mayor Will Sessoms said he hopes to hear this week from officials at Comcast-Spectacor, the company negotiating with the team, about which way it will go. "It's critical," he said of an agreement. "I can't go to Richmond and plead for money if we don't have a deal."Sacramento thinks it's deadhttp://www.sactownroyalty.com/2013/1/3/3831372/sacramento-kings-relocation-virginia-beach-maloofs-comcast"Virginia Beach looks dead, and frankly, it probably is. But Virginia Beach does not believe itself to be dead, and so we must pay attention.""Plus, word is the league believes this all to be a massive waste of time as the Board of Governors has no intention of leaving Sacramento and Seattle without teams while a town with no demand for or history with the NBA gets one."Yeah, I don't like the chances of it getting done, sure it would be nice to have a team in the state but not with Seattle as a front runner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvrdgsfn Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Bump....It's dead for now, looking good Seattlehttp://hamptonroads.com/2013/01/va-beach-mayor-says-arena-project-dead-nowThe Oceanfront arena deal is dead for now, suspending once again the region’s long-held hope to land a professional sports team.Mayor Will Sessoms said this morning: "The city doesn’t see a clear opportunity at this point and as such it's not something we're aggressively going after.”He said the company that would have operated the 18,500-seat arena will continue to negotiate with the team targeted as the anchor tenant but that the city is done working on the project for now. Sources have said that team is the NBA's Sacramento Kings.A spokesman for the family that owns the Kings, the Maloofs, said in a statement, “The announcement today from Virginia Beach does not change our long-held position that we will not comment on rumors or speculation about the franchise.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter Morgan Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Adrian Wojnarowski The Maloofs are finalizing an agreement to sell the Sacramento Kings to the Hansen-Ballmer led Seattle group, sources tell Yahoo! Sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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