It follows a two-day flourish in which both sides traded last-minute lease proposals, with the team seeking concessions for parking spaces that could disappear with future riverfront development.
An agenda for the 4 p.m. meeting says commissioners will rescind a July 31 resolution in which commissioners authorized a lease the team said it hadn’t seen yet. That would be replaced by a revised lease that Hamilton County Administrator Jeff Aluotto will be authorized to execute.
A county media advisory doesn’t explain how the issue was resolved, but proclaims the lease is “now finalized.”
The lease calls for the county to pay $350 million for dozens of improvements between 2025 and 2027, including elevator and escalator upgrades and replacement of all general assignment seats, Wi-Fi and audio-visual systems. It also calls for renovation of retail spaces and the visiting team locker room.
The Bengals will spend $120 million to renovate club lounges and luxury suites, according to the lease.
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