Final OKs given for Seattle arena deal

Published October 15, 2012 11:54pm ET



SEATTLE (AP) — The King County Council and the Seattle City Council gave their final approval Monday to an agreement to build a $490 million basketball and hockey arena in the city, despite the threat of a lawsuit from longshore workers.

The County Council approved it unanimously, while the City Council voted 7-2. Both bodies had previously OK’d different versions of the deal.

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