So the Topeka Tropics, according to Wikipedia...
By February 2024, the NAL revoked the Tropics' franchise for failure to pay league dues and the team's prospective owner for the 2024 season backed out of an agreement to buy the team, prompting management to release an open letter begging the Topeka business community to buy the team.[10] This was ultimately unsuccessful, and on February 28, 2024, the league terminated the Tropics membership.[11]
According to what was presented to the Commissioner's according to the news article...
The Oak View Group told commissioners in November it has suffered from a bad financial year over the course of 2024 due to poor turnout and the loss of the Topeka Tropics indoor football team.
So, failure to pay league dues seems what brought a serious issue and was reason why the Topeka Tropics failed. So, if I understand, a business can cause an issue that could seriously affect the companies demise along with losing revenue and they're given this money? "Poor turnout" was not the fault of this community, the company failed to pay the "League Dues". Is this a precedent we are now going to allow all businesses to receive help? Rewarded for what was clearly preventable...
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