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Originally Posted by GGG
Missing, if you add in the 200 million for it you get to 950 they are pitching for the whole project ex-land. That 1.2 billion separate number feels like a sales pitch.
The more I think about it the less I like using the CRL to fund the arena. If you compare this to the East Village CRL you would spend the CRL money on re-alligning bow trail and to fund the cities share of the Creasote clean and building new parkland along the river front. This would do more to attract residential and commercial investment as building a stadium.
For me to really to support this the flames need to kick in 450 and the CRL needs to be used to improve the area to make it attractive for the commercial investments. Otherwise build just an arena in the 12th ave space using the the ticket tax and the flames 200 million and call it a day.
I'd support the following model
Flames -- 450
City - 200 (fieldhouse money)
CRL - Clean up and bow trail reallignment
Ticket Fee - 250
with the flames owning the complex and responsibile for maitenance with an operating subsidy from the city for the public portion of the field house consistant with arrangements made with other private operators of community facilities like Trico or the YMCA in shawnesse.
The current model leaves the area looking like Seattle. 2 beautiful stadiums in a dumpy area at the outskirts of downtown blocked off from the water by a viaduct with no commercial development to be seen in the area.
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One thing I would point out here is that I think King mentioned they are hoping for a split for site remediation Flames/City/Province/Federal. Your plan for the CRL going to that wouldn't be needed if they could get that deal in motion.