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stillers4me
06-22-2013, 07:52 AM
Much like a blitzing linebacker, an Allegheny County judge has sacked a bid by the Steelers for a quick end to a dispute over the financing for a proposed 3,000-seat expansion at Heinz Field.

And he may have exposed a weakness in the football team's legal front in the process.

In a ruling Wednesday, Common Pleas Judge Joseph James said the Steelers failed to show that the proposed south end zone expansion met the requirements to be classified as a capital improvement under the team's Heinz Field lease.............


Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/business/legal/judge-to-steelers-prove-that-new-heinz-field-seats-meet-capital-improvement-standard-in-lease-692243/#ixzz2Wwtun3n3

cold-hard-steel
06-24-2013, 08:24 AM
What the hell is 'capital improvement' ?

GodfatherofSoul
06-24-2013, 12:30 PM
What the hell is 'capital improvement' ?

Under that criteria, the team must show: that a similar addition or modification has been installed in at least half of all National Football League stadiums with at least 25 percent of the cost covered by federal, state, or local governments; that the change is "reasonably necessary" to maintain the team's relative economic position in the NFL with regard to stadium revenue and expenses; and that it is "reasonably necessary" to prevent Heinz Field facilities and amenities from becoming "materially outdated" compared with other stadiums built between 1999 and 2004.

Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/business/legal/judge-to-steelers-prove-that-new-heinz-field-seats-meet-capital-improvement-standard-in-lease-692243/#ixzz2X9j6md4N