At that point, Howard handed the microphone to Erkie Kailbourne. Kailbourne talked about various stadium/marketing issues the team and Business Backs the Bills are trying to deal with. Someone asked him how close the lease deal came to falling through back in '98; he said, "To be candid, it came right down to midnight on November 30th". Yeah, that close. Considering Buffalo's small-market size and economic situation, he's proud of the job BBtB has done. (Justifiably so, IMO.)
BBTB and Mr Erkie Kailbourne have done a great job selling the suites and club seats.
While there was talk right down to the deadline, I do not think the Bills were going to move.
Why would the Bills and goverment officials have a private meeting, which I set up,
with me and a couple of neighbors concerning some of the on going problems at the Ralph, RATS, public exposer due to lack of rest rooms, and litter. This meeting took place about a month before the deadline.
The Bills NEVER did anything in the past to correct these problems yet some of the problems were correct the next day. If there is one thing about the Bills back than, they never did more than they have to. $$$$$ So if they were going to move they would have never FIXED these ongoing problems.