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Campaign Oath #5 If the sign on your mailbox states No Flyers I will not leave one. v Voice Of The People Made it my job to lend my voice and influence to your ideas. Monday night Council meetings were always about you. w No Issues Too Small Made certain all my constituents‘ questions and concerns were taken seriously, and raised in open Council meetings, because citizens deserve honest answers. &Â¥ RIM Park Profitability Worked hard reducing the operational deficit of over $1 million to the current surplus, which helps reduce your tax burden. v East Side Fire Station Kept the genuine need for a new fire station in the forefront of Council‘s mind, station now opening January 2008. Â¥ Library Supported current library needs and funding reports, including new branch libraries â€" West Side 2007, East Side 2010. v Surplus Tax Policy Succeeded in achieving a surplus tax dollar policy, ensuring your surpluses are considered in reducâ€" ing next year‘s taxes. But that would leave the Penguins on the hook for an upfront payment of $8.5 million, plus another $2.9 Another $7 million a year for 30 years would come from Pennsylvania‘s state government out of gaming revenue. The Pittsburgh Postâ€" Gazette has also reported there is a Plan B floating around. Should another gaming corporation win the slots license, they would contribute $7.5 million a year for 30 years to build the arena. But the deal is dependâ€" ent on the Isle of Capri being awarded a slot machines license by the City of Pittsburgh in December. poration Isle of Capri to fund the $290â€"million cost of a new arena. Continued from page 1 Balsillie not looking to bring club north ADVERTISERS appreciate it when you tell them I saw your ad in the Chronicle n i Sinctachtat Andantdficerieadicd ies That has led to speculaâ€" tion that Balsillie could move the team to Hamilâ€" ton‘s Copps Coliseum, but city officials in the Steel City said no discussions have He wouldn‘t speculate on any Plan B discussions, and wouldn‘t say what would happen if the Isle of Capri deal fell through. "Clearly, the focus right now is the Isle of Capri stuff," said Balsillie. plan Balsillie said he was committed to the Isle of Capri deal, and said he had a moral and legal obligation to follow through with that The Penguins would also have to give up the naming rights to the arena, which could cost them an addiâ€" tional $1.1 million a year in lost revenue. million annually for vears. 30 While the growing popuâ€" lation of Waterloo Region may welcome and support a "I feel like a kid again, quite frankly," he said at the press conference. Balsillie lives near Waterâ€" loo‘s RIM Park, and is known as an avid recreational hockey player. that Balsillievwoul‘drail;(-)-l-ii; to move the team closer to his home in Waterloo. TSN‘s hockey insider Darren Dreger speculated been undertaken TSN‘s hocke â€"Jim Balsillie Pittsburgh Penguins owner "I feel like a kid again, quite frankly." And that was without the other highly touted firstâ€" round pick, Russian Evgeni Malkin, in the lineup. The Penguins flashed some of that future potenâ€" tial in their home opener, blanking crossâ€"state rival Philadelphia 4â€"0 on the strength of a Crosby goal. And with the product the Penguins are starting to put on the ice, it would likely be seen as a blow to the NHL‘s marketing department if one of its key assets to growâ€" ing the game in the U.S. â€" Sidney Crosby â€" was lost to Canada. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, in a statement last Tuesday, said the Penguins will remain in Pittsburgh as long as a new arena deal gets done. NHL franchise, the league seems committed to growâ€" ing the game in the U.S.