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Originally Posted by valo403
What a joke. So just I'm getting this right, in order to demonstrate pride in the city you have to be 100% behind the building of a completely unnecessary stadium regardless of taxpayer expenditure? Is that your position?
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I am not sure why you are so against this. The current stadium is inadequate. Ken King said it. The University said it. Fans say it. Compared to venues used or currently under development by the other teams in the same league (I could give a Fata about what Texas HS and NCAA do), it is the poorest in terms of being able to generate revenue bith from football and other events. The owners have no money to fix it. The operators are made up of the owners and the City and only one of three tenants has any money. Why would the Flames spend money to fix up a building they don't own or operate themselves unless it can be done more effectively than building a new one? Seems like a no brainer to me.
$100 million to fix up a building you don't own.
$250 million for a brand spanking new one that's yours to do with what you want.