A new “slow-paced, acrimonious exchange” of negotiations this week reveals how the D-backs and Maricopa County are trying to work out a “mutually amicable deal” to keep the team at Chase Field, according to the front page. He says he has deepened doubts as to whether it will be possible to connect the two. Work by Hupka, Vanek, Piecoro, Seely for the Arizona Republic. The team’s current contract expires in 2027, but “key provisions to facilitate a contract extension are still being negotiated.” Importantly, these include “how much money the team would need to invest to make the desired improvements to the stadium and how that money would be raised.” The document also details that “teams would like to have a way to collect tax revenue” like the Cardinals do at State Farm Stadium in Glendale. The D-backs and Maricopa County “still have tens of millions of dollars in disparity,” according to the document. Teams should invest upfront to rent land and develop the area around the ballpark. ” The county wants to invest that money into Chase Field “sooner than the structure outlined in the team’s proposal.” And the county is proposing an “additional” $200 million investment to the team if it “acquires the ability to build a mixed-use development within the ballpark.” Both sides have “stated that relations have improved in recent years,” but “questions remain about who will own or operate the ballpark and who will pay what.” Oversight Committee Chairman Jack Sellers said in a statement that Hall’s proposed investment amount was “not realistic or viable,” and the D-backs called the letter “simply not a serious, logical proposal.” No,” he said.Arizona Republic, 9/18).