Going back to 2006 is a little unfair given the purchase of the Stampeders and the need to scrap that whole initial project. Since that date you have roughly 27 months of time, and in that I guess there's a point in why wait this long.
Not sure how far back in that 27 month timetable they arrived at West Village, but from this web site's understanding it has to be at least a year, and so they probably could have come forward last summer with the same news.
having said that I'm no expert, and I could see why you'd have to get architect's etc involved to see if you can build two buildings in that space that would suite the two team's needs ... imagine a 2014 announcement and then the egg on the face when they realized it couldn't be done?
So I'll give them some rope on timeline.
The design stuff ... King himself said he wished this week was about design pictures, and wow factor but that that would have to wait until the initial stages were ironed out.
Double speak? Possibly. But then wouldn't it be in the Flames best interests to bring th wow first and get everyone drooling about it forcing the city to ante up?
Sometimes I think people just look for dissention.
The two sports teams need new buildings, I'm fairly sure a city vote on that statement would have a big majority agreeing. Where they go etc was always going to cause people to love or hate the idea.
Glad it's finally out in the open.
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