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Originally Posted by Table 5
There are, and always will be, plenty of sports and cultural holes that need to be filled in this city before we should consider funding a private arena that can already be built with private funds.
• I always hear people who play hockey complain how the arenas are so full they can often only get games that start at like 10pm on a weekday. Sounds to me like getting a few new community rinks in the city would help ease the congestion.
• The proposed Field House would be something used by many Calgarians...just visit Lindsay Park one of these days to see how full it is.
• Calgary has a terribly tired Glenbow Museum, and no Contemporary Art gallery at all. Our kids need to exercise their brain too...and the museum institutions in this city are frankly, absolutely embarrassing for a city of this size and supposed wealth.
• More and better bike paths all around the city would not only help increase transportation options, but also encourage Calgarians to get out and live healthier lifestyles.
And on and on...
At the end of the day, I'm a Flames fan and would love to see a new stadium. But the practical, tax-paying, side of me knows there are much better ways of spending millions of dollars that are earmarked for sports/culture. I'm ok with paying for a new stadium through my tickets...I don't want to pay it through my taxes.
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I agree with you but just wanted to mention that we are getting some sort of contemporary art facility in the immediate future. The city has given the old Science Centre to some arts group which is converting it to a gallery/art facility.