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Posted: 8:56:08 PM- Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon presented a proposal to put a soccer stadium in Sandy and keep Real Salt Lake in Utah late Friday - and the team has told the county it may not work.

Corroon faxed the offer to RSL after he held an intense meeting with his staff and members of the County Council during which the proposal nearly died.

A team consultant said RSL may not officially respond until Saturday, the same day as an exhibition match with Real Madrid. It's also RSL owner Dave Checketts' self-imposed deadline for deciding his team's fate: Will it stay in Utah or will he sell it? Corroon was adamant his proposal is a good deal. "It's a darn good offer. It's not a giveaway." Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson - who was optimistic earlier Friday that a deal would be reached - was concerned Friday night. He said the county changed the terms of the agreement without talking to team officials.

"I suspect if the language remains as it presently is, there's no way to do the deal. There's got to be some changes worked out." Earlier on Friday, Sandy Mayor Tom Dolan said he expected RSL to accept the offer.

The plan called for RSL to gain $55 million in subsidies - $10 million more than county leaders previously rejected. But the total included less from hotel taxes, making it more palatable to county number crunchers.

Dolan confirmed the terms of the proposal: - $20 million slated for a parking garage at the South Towne Exposition Center now would go toward joint parking at the stadium.

- $20 million in hotel taxes would back two bonds, the first issued in 2011 and the second in 2015.

- $15 million in redevelopment funds from Sandy.

The proposal was projected to leave $70 million or more in hotel taxes for other projects, including a downtown Salt Lake City performing arts center with a Broadway theater, a reserve fund for the Salt Palace, money to promote tourism and possibly other projects.

Under the plan, RSL would: - Donate $7.5 million toward a soccer and baseball complex in northwest Salt Lake City.

- Build a soccer academy on state-owned land near that sports complex.

- Erect an environmentally friendly stadium.

- Contribute tickets to elementary students.

- Promote literacy.

- Contribute $1 million a year in in-kind tourism promotion.