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Originally Posted by heep223
Well that's just a silly analogy. There are other benefits to the city, including tax benefits (even if it's not the most optimized use of the land), general benefit of the public having a new venue for sports and entertainment, the profile it will give the city on the world stage.
Not saying it's the best use or even that they should get public money but a) your comparison is apples and oranges and b) I believe the city actually has come out and said they may be willing to look at vending land and/or building infrastructure, just no direct public money.
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Nenshi has suggested he’s not keen to hand over land for an arena.
“I’ve said many, many times that I don’t believe in public funds going after private money,” he said in June, after Burke’s comments. “As soon as they buy the land I would be happy to expedite the development process.”
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