Breaking news about the Amerks/K-hawks lease

Rochester Americans and Knighthawks owner Steve Donner apparentlly held a press event today in reaction to Mayor Bob Duffy's offer in his State of the City address Monday night to conduct an audit of the teams' finances. I couldn't make the press thing, but Donner issued a written statement as well. Oh, yeah, and here it is:

"I am encouraged by the Mayor’s remarks last evening and his commitment to help the Amerks and the Knighthawks on a long-term basis. We will agree to participate in an independent audit of our financial records as a long as the City agrees to a mutually acceptable level of confidentiality. We have provided 11 years of financial statements to the City of Rochester and are confident that independent analysis will confirm our need for a better lease for both teams and a larger share of the revenues that our organizations create."

That pretty much speaks for itself — we'll see how this goes over with everyone tomorrow (Wednesday). Fun stuff.