But it's very important to understand that a dollar spent on arenas means a dollar not spent somewhere else. For the City of Edmonton $100 million is alot of scratch. How many swimming pools, after school programs, etc. is that? How much road maintenance is that? Or provided that you keep the same level of service how much additional property tax revenue per household is that? And is it equitable to be charging higher property tax on people who aren't even hockey fans?
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