City, state co-star in MetroCentre payday

Yup, the MetroCentre is now SWIMMING in tax dollars...(swimming,get it?... you did hear about the new entrance roof/gutter system,during one of the heavy spring rains,dumped hundreds of gallons of water into the luxury suites area)...
"After months of rancor, debate and an arduous accounting of the MetroCentre’s past and present budget woes, aldermen approved nearly $5 million more taxpayer dollars to the cash-strapped arena during the next three years.....(I think one problem is the PRESENT BUDGETS were NOT inspected very closely....now I realize $20mill doesn't go as far as it USED to,but, it's apparent to ANYBODY with a BRAINCELL that the renovation IS NOT COMPLETE and they are BROKE...) and throw in "... $4.2 million for physical upgrades to the MetroCentre. The state money, to be doled out over the next five years, will pay for infrastructure improvements..."and Epperson/Pirello/Luther/Provanzano laugh all the way to the bank....
Best part???..."MetroCentre Interim General Manager Brian Luther.But Luther stopped short of promising he wouldn't have to come back to ask the city for more money. That's a key objective for many council members."I don't want us to get into a position where we're making promises I mean we have a lot of work ahead of us," says Luther. "We still have to cut 300-thousand dollars of operating expense right off the top."
So they MIGHT NEED MORE MONEY BECAUSE they have to cut COSTS???????
BRILLIANT!BRILLIANT!! EXCELLENCE!EXCELLENCE!!!!
Interesting even the RRSTAR editorial board ,typically supportive of any Larry"Downtown is more important than ANYTHING"Boy urged ..."think it’s premature for the City Council to vote for a three-year deal to help finance the arena..."
"....The MetroCentre’s fate will be tied with the Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, Coronado Performing Arts Center and On the Waterfront, other agencies that receive money from the city’s redevelopment tax...."

Because the torture never stops....