DeVos will probably kick in more than $10.5 million but a precise number is far from being determined, Vander Wiede indicated at a private meeting with the daily newspaper's executives. DeVos initially asked taxpayers to pay 80% or $200 million. The $10.5 million is 4.2% of the estimated cost.

The team's lease with the city expires in 2004 and DeVos has to decide whether to stay or leave Orlando before the end of this year, lawyers assisting both the city, Orange County and the Magic tell GlobeSt.com.

Vander Wiede couldn't be reached for comment at GlobeSt.com's publication deadline but representatives of RDV Sportsplex, DeVos' corporate umbrella company, tell GlobeSt.com the team owner is reconsidering the cost-effectiveness of expanding and renovating the existing 17,500-seat, 350,000-sf, 12-year-old, TD Waterhouse Center.