tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post111909720961785856..comments2023-10-24T11:05:25.288-04:00Comments on Mark Rauterkus & Running Mates ponder current events: SEA needs a hand - PittsburghLIVE.com. I say give it an arm. Then run the other way with a quick turn of ownership.Mark Rauterkushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17157914569686528007noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post-1119123712975481232005-06-18T15:41:00.000-04:002005-06-18T15:41:00.000-04:00PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Sport & Exhibition Authority...PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Sport & Exhibition Authority may have to ask the city and Allegheny County for money to meet a budget shortfall at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.<BR/><BR/>The authority's 2005 budget anticipated $3.33 million in income from slot-machine gambling, but the gambling law is being challenged before the state Supreme Court.<BR/><BR/>An audit released Friday recommends that the authority use a 1978 cooperation agreement in which the city and the county agree to cover the operating deficit associated with running the convention center.<BR/><BR/>"If receipt of the funding does not occur in 2005 and the other revenue streams do not materialize, the authority will have no other recourse than to call upon the cooperation agreement with the city and county," the audit said.<BR/><BR/>Craig Kwiecinski, spokesman for Mayor Tom Murphy, said the city's budget speaks for itself. The city, operating under a state recovery plan, has all but eliminated spending on capital projects and has also closed police and fire stations to cut costs.<BR/><BR/>Ashley Henry, spokeswoman for county Chief Executive Dan Onorato, said the county likely would seek help from the state before agreeing to cover a deficit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com