Ground is broken, but deal's not done

Now Corroon has changed his mind, and he said Monday that he would be willing to use hotel-tax dollars to purchase land underneath the stadium if the team paid the county for a fair-market value lease.

"As long as there are no legal issues, I see no problem with that," Corroon said. However, he still doesn't want hotel-tax money to pay for land beneath the hotel or broadcast studio. That money can be used for public improvements — like sidewalks and sewer lines — and land under the stadium.

Councilman Randy Horiuchi said he is confident the county can come to an agreement with the team and secure a deal that will work for everyone.

"We'll work all those out," Horiuchi said. "There aren't any deal breakers. We have a lot of things we need to work on and massage, but we'll get this thing done."

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