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Originally Posted by Frequitude
I'm as anti-CalgaryNEXT from both a concept and a funding strategy as they come, but pylon's right. The taxpayer should put up more than $0.
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Oh, I agree, NEXT is completely asinine. It was dead in the water the second the site was chosen. And the presentation was laughable. How Ken King survived a day after that is mind boggling. It was on par with Homer Simpsons Nuclear Plant mock up with the macaroni and racing stripe. And wasting one nickel on the Stamps is equally asinine. The CFL is so Mickey Mouse, and losing fans in droves. I would bet the CFL dies within 2 decades.
But a project on the scale of what Edmonton did, that's fair. My personal belief is it should be a straight up 50/50 venture, with the parking revenue being 50/50. Let the Flames manage the building, bring in the acts etc.... and the City gets a small cut of that too via some sort of civic ticket tax.