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Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce
Every single one of those projects received some sort of public/infrastructure spending. Every one.
The cost of the buildings were 100% privately funded, not the cost of the total project.
I believe the lowest was 13M in the case of the ACC (about 5% of the total cost) but still something.
You could include Winnipeg, where there was at least at a somewhat reasoned split, instead of singling out the stupidity of what Edmonton did. Nobody is advocating that.
Should the Flames bear 100% of the cost to connect LRT to a new facility?
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I did include Winnipeg, they are obviously the other NHL arena in Canada that was built with some public funds. I am not sure anyone is suggesting that the Flames should pay for a LRT line. People are suggesting the completely reasonable position that the Flames should not get a dime of public funding for the arena. Others are suggesting the more extreme position that the Flames should get some taxpayer largess to build their private arena.