With the caveat that this opinion is only based on the little that was revealed this afternoon, I'm very disappointed. Several concerns:
1. A multi-use facility like the field house, IMO, looks junky. All I can think about is how crappy the Skydome looks and imagine an updated version of that. Multi-use facilities in sports have been dying since the Skydome for a reason. Retractable seats? Ugh.
2. The comment about relying on transit is scary. Unless some crazy shuttle system is also in place, this isn't realistic.
3. Little to no comment on remediation or infrastructure requirements.
4. A complete dome for the field house? I would have loved to have seen a permanent cover for the spectator portion and a retractable roof for the field.
I can't help but wonder what the hell was going on for 7-8 years... for this? A disappointing design in a half assed roll out?
With immediate community potential concerns, lack of enthusiasm from parts of council and critical issues still remaining, I'm setting the over/under at 2025 before the Flames/Stamps have a new home.
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