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Originally Posted by New Era
So the City should be responsible for driving the development of the area, and foot the cleanup themselves, but not participate in a venture where they essentially underwrite the project at minimal cost and get the cleanup paid for in short order? If the City drives this, they see that land sit there for another 30 years while bureaucrats argue over the various plans to make it happen, as has been going on for 30 years. Here that have a large economic driver coming in that will force that redevelopment to take place in short order. I guarantee that with the NEXT project that area will be built out in 10 years. Without it, it will be another 30 years of squabbling.
Please don't compare EV and WV. Completely different scenarios with different zoning challenges and constraints because of the Stampede grounds. WV has a much better chance of success because it is already zoned for the use theNEXT project has on the drawing board. The politics on this could be minimal and the City of Calgary would have another jewel in the downtown core to be proud of. The only thing holding this back is small town thinking. The same thing doomed the Phoenix market when Mesa didn't think long term and the benefits of such developments. I hope Calgary doesn't make the same mistake.
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- The flames are not paying for the remediation. The city/prov will be regardless of when it is done.
- the cost is atleast 450 million by the city. not including infrastructure and remediation. By doing an EV type project they can sell the land.
- there is no evidence that the arena will be an economic driver and economists have consistently stated otherwise. This issue has been raised in previous posts.
- Exactly, WV has so much more going for it, so why beat a dead horse by spending a ton of money on a building that provides zero tax dollars to an area that already has a ton of potential
- I'm pretty sure faulting the Phoenix area for incompetence works both ways with respect to sports stadiums.