Pirates drop lawsuit, talks with civic center resume
The Portland Pirates hockey team has suspended its lawsuit against the Cumberland County Civic Center after both parties decided late Wednesday to resume negotiations on a lease agreement.
The Bangor Daily News reported the parties decided to reopen lease negotiations after a private meeting between the Pirates’ new majority owner, Ron Cain, and Neal Pratt, chairman of the civic center’s board of trustees.
Cain told the paper that the two parties plan to meet again after the holidays to continue negotiations. Cain said he expects that a recent bill submitted by Senate President Justin Alfond to allow professional athletic teams to share a portion of alcohol sales revenue at arenas with a capacity of 3,000 or more stands to be “a big part of a successful outcome.”
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