Bengals won't rework lease at Paul Brown Stadium
CINCINNATI -- The Cincinnati Bengals say they won't renegotiate a lease at Paul Brown Stadium, despite an outcry from county leaders who say the lease is a bad deal for taxpayers and hurts the city's ability to develop the rest of its riverfront property.
The latest dispute: Who should pay for artificial turf installed in 2004?
The Bengals recently invoked a provision in the lease that they say requires Hamilton County to reimburse the team $900,000.
The lease also gives the Bengals veto power over building heights for a mix of condos and restaurants that are being proposed along the riverfront.
Hamilton County Commission President Todd Portune is calling on the team to rework the deal.
Bengals Vice President Troy Blackburn said the lease has been fair to everyone.
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