The city will lend up to $600,000 and assume more oversight of the management of the troubled facility.The city of Rockford will lend up to $600,000 and assume more oversight of the management of MetroCentre, the downtown home of the Rockford IceHogs (AHL).
The facility has faced financial issues for several years now, but they were exacerbated by a renovation to coincide with the arrival of the AHL in town. The loan is merely the tip of the iceberg: the arena’s manager says an annual city subsidy between a half million and one million dollars will be needed for at least the next three years.
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