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Originally Posted by getbak
What do you mean by "pitch from the city"?
I don't believe there's been any pitch from the city. It's been a one-way street so far with the Flames presenting their proposal to the Mayor and speaking publicly about the need for a new building. So far, the city's position (or at least what the Mayor has said publicly) is that Calgary doesn't need a new arena, and if the Flames want to build one because it will improve their bottom-line, they should be paying for it themselves.
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Related to this article. Council/Mayor share what they feel would be a fair compensation from the city's side. Many consider giving the land as the city's concession. (The other new arena thread had lots of discussion related to this article /Nov '14)
http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-...land-for-arena