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Nehkara · 08-18-2015, 01:26 PM

Fieldhouse $200 million
Closed fixed roof
FIFA size soccer field - can host International soccer
CFL size football field
Volleyball, basketball, racketball
Track and field
Running track around the field with retractable stands that extend over the running track for CFL/Soccer games

Event Centre
Concerts and events. Can host any event.
Home of Flames and Hitmen
Unique design
Upper/Lower bowl
Furthest seats from the ice MUCH closer than Saddledome

Site
West side of downtown on site of Greyhound bus station and car dealerships and SunAlta LRT station
Site heavily contaminated by creosote

Expect significant development around the project in the future.

Aiming for a world class facility... Something you'd normally see in New York, Paris.

Project will be at least 5 years, and that would be a blistering pace.

Saddledome oldest building in the league.

McMahon far too old but has served well. Also oldest building in the league.

Saddledome roof has less than half the weight capacity of modern buildings

Fieldhouse needs to happen. Almost all large, and some small, cities have them (Yellowknife)

West Village contamination needs to be cleaned up. CalgaryNEXT could be the catalyst for remediation.

CalgaryNEXT $890 million

Need all three levels of government to get together and cooperate to clean up site.

$200 million from City
$250 million ticket tax
$240 million community revitalization levy
$200 million from Flames/Stampeders owners

CITY OF CALGARY WILL OWN BUILDINGS AND LAND.

Community revitalization levy - a portion of the taxes on future developments in the area are put towards the project. Money that would not otherwise exist (development increases due to project).

Re-purposing Saddledome discussions. Possibility of turning it into trade space (like BMO centre)

Re-purposing McMahon - likely to be demolished and turned into greenspace in the near term.

CalgaryNEXT will complete and connect our city.

Arena will be same capacity as Saddledome.

$200 million from city is for Fieldhouse.

Remediation of the land will be City/Province/Federal funds. Hoping that with the potential for massive development, it will finally get the land cleaned up after 55+ years. A lot of research done by Flames organization on how to do Remediation.

08-18-2015, 01:26 PM	#1037
Nehkara Franchise Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Exp:	Fieldhouse $200 million Closed fixed roof FIFA size soccer field - can host International soccer CFL size football field Volleyball, basketball, racketball Track and field Running track around the field with retractable stands that extend over the running track for CFL/Soccer games Event Centre Concerts and events. Can host any event. Home of Flames and Hitmen Unique design Upper/Lower bowl Furthest seats from the ice MUCH closer than Saddledome Site West side of downtown on site of Greyhound bus station and car dealerships and SunAlta LRT station Site heavily contaminated by creosote Expect significant development around the project in the future. Aiming for a world class facility... Something you'd normally see in New York, Paris. Project will be at least 5 years, and that would be a blistering pace. Saddledome oldest building in the league. McMahon far too old but has served well. Also oldest building in the league. Saddledome roof has less than half the weight capacity of modern buildings Fieldhouse needs to happen. Almost all large, and some small, cities have them (Yellowknife) West Village contamination needs to be cleaned up. CalgaryNEXT could be the catalyst for remediation. CalgaryNEXT $890 million Need all three levels of government to get together and cooperate to clean up site. $200 million from City $250 million ticket tax $240 million community revitalization levy $200 million from Flames/Stampeders owners CITY OF CALGARY WILL OWN BUILDINGS AND LAND. Community revitalization levy - a portion of the taxes on future developments in the area are put towards the project. Money that would not otherwise exist (development increases due to project). Re-purposing Saddledome discussions. Possibility of turning it into trade space (like BMO centre) Re-purposing McMahon - likely to be demolished and turned into greenspace in the near term. CalgaryNEXT will complete and connect our city. Arena will be same capacity as Saddledome. $200 million from city is for Fieldhouse. Remediation of the land will be City/Province/Federal funds. Hoping that with the potential for massive development, it will finally get the land cleaned up after 55+ years. A lot of research done by Flames organization on how to do Remediation. __________________ Huge thanks to Dion for the signature!