I agree the city should pay for the arena upgrades if we're going to have them (which we are, of course). For the practice facility, I don't see it. The city may get some use from it, but it's essentially a specialized facility with one user, and the user ought to own and operate it, IMO. We aren't paying for the boathouses on the river (probably because no one at the chamber thought of it) or the Blazers practice facility.

Again, the 'that's the way it's done' argument doesn't hold water with me.