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Experts: WestWorld of Scottsdale running at deficit but generates larger economic impact

Scottsdale City Councilman Barry Graham wants to know what is an acceptable amount to subsidize WestWorld of Scottsdale’s operating budget.

(Courtesy City of Scottsdale)

WestWorld of Scottsdale is still operating in the red.

The facility ran at a $6.2 million deficit when debt service and one-time repairs were added into last year’s budget and a $4.2 million deficit the year before that.

But the facility’s economic impact is much larger, Alex Keen, with Keen Independent Research, which conducted a study behind WestWorld’s strategic plan, told the Scottsdale City Council during its Feb. 24 meeting.

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