- Jul 29, 2001
- 20,787
- 10,865
To be fair, they were the ones who basically led the charge to drive the Sonics out of town. Nick Licata (city council member) deemed the Sonics had no cultural value (he still doesn't, he voted against this new arena) and made sure they left town thanks to legislation like I-91. They ran a fear campaign that tax payers would be on the hook for a new arena, and it passed easily. But this lawsuit is sour grapes. It'll get tossed out. Hell, the guy who CREATED I-91 said it falls within the lines as set forth by the initiative. Even the Mariners have caved and support an NBA team coming now. The anti-arena crowd (really, just a crowd looking for a handout) is losing support.