er ▁refer endum ▁was ▁not ▁required ▁for ▁the ▁issu ance ▁of ▁the ▁C OP s . ▁ ▁Add itional ▁sources ▁of ▁funds ▁for ▁the ▁project ▁include ▁facility ▁naming ▁rights , ▁a ▁Duke ▁University ▁contribution , ▁an ▁operator ▁loan , ▁and ▁several ▁other ▁sources . ▁The ▁Duke ▁University ▁contribution ▁equ aled ▁$ 7 . 5 ▁million . ▁The ▁the ater ▁hosts , ▁on ▁favor able ▁r ental ▁terms , ▁the ▁seven - week ▁American ▁Dance ▁Festival ▁summer ▁series , ▁which ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁presented ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 , 2 3 2 - se at ▁Page ▁Aud itor ium ▁at ▁Duke ▁University . ▁The ▁cost ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁for ▁the ▁$ 3 3 . 7 ▁million ▁in ▁b onds ▁will ▁be ▁almost ▁$ 7 0 ▁million ▁over ▁ 2 8 ▁years . ▁ ▁N aming ▁rights ▁were ▁budget ed ▁to ▁bring ▁in ▁$ 8 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁ann ually , ▁but ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁when ▁the ▁project ▁was ▁$ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁under ▁that ▁estimate , ▁the ▁city ▁agreed ▁to ▁draw ▁up ▁to ▁$ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁a ▁year ▁from ▁its ▁general ▁fund ▁to ▁partially ▁make ▁up ▁the ▁difference . ▁The ▁Dur ham ▁city ▁council ▁agreed ▁to ▁an ▁additional ▁$ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁request ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁for ▁video ▁and ▁tr ash ▁facility ▁installation . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁City ▁has ▁had ▁some ▁success ▁with ▁naming ▁rights , ▁se cur ing ▁major ▁naming