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Port votes on exclusive agreement

Submitted by Rick on Tue, 09/13/2005 - 2:21pm.

A news release from Our Sports Central concerns the construction of a sports center in Olympia. Here's the whole thing:

The Port Commission of Olympia, WA voted 3-0 Monday night to approve an exclusive option agreement with Puget Sound Sports and Entertainment, LLC that would give the firm up to seven (7) months to present a plan for a privately-financed sports and events center to be located on a 3.75 acre site which is part of a 17.5 acre port parcel at State Avenue and Jefferson Street in the heart of downtown Olympia.
Michael Tuckman, Puget Sound Sports CEO said, "This is a major step forward for economic development in the state capital. The people of Olympia are going to be thrilled to see the fast-paced, family-affordable brand of pro sports entertainment that will come to town. Basketball fans are going to go nuts for the American Basketball Association."
Tuckman, who is President and General Manager of Puget Sound Sports' two current ABA teams, the defending Western Conference Champion Bellevue Blackhawks and the expansion Tacoma Navigators was recently named "2004-2005 ABA Executive of the Year" for guiding his #13 ranked team to the ABA Championship Game last March. Tuckman is Founder and Chairman of the Puget Sound Sports Hall of Fame and Museum Foundation, and former President and General Manager of KONG-TV 6/16 in Seattle.
Bellevue opens defense of its title on the road on November 22nd against the Bellingham Slam. Great seats are still available. Please contact the Slam office at their website, www.bellinghamslam.com or contact www.blackhawkshoops.com or email michaeltuckman@msn.com or visit www.abalive.com.

[update 9/14/05 by Rick]

Here is another press release about the decision.

I don't know how "exclusive"

Submitted by Rob Richards on Tue, 09/13/2005 - 9:51pm.

I don't know how "exclusive" this agreement is. He has 7 months to come up with a plan. He's been pushing this for a year now already. The commissioners are hearing a proposal from him to shut him up. I think the commissioners know that Olympia doesn't want, and wouldn't support this enough for it to be profitable. Remember The Simpsons episode where the traveling salesman convinced Springfield to buy a monorail?

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