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Originally Posted by stone hands
I almost need to re-listen to the part where he met with the mayor of Arlington. Did he insinuate that the mayor said "I am not going to pay for overages" and didn't, then when asked about who paid for the overages, he said the city? What is he trying to say here? I'm thinking I have to have mis-heard that
The more I hear Ken talk the more reprehensive about the idea. He touts $450 Mil as if it's coming directly from the owners. He also mentions the ticket tax as if its a burden on the flames?? Also that owning the arena would be a good thing for Calgary when most studies show that stadium ownership for a city is not a good deal?
Though its expected for a radio station with very close ties to the flames so I'm sure questions were vetted, I was sad not to hear any hardball questions. The one I did hear about revenue sharing was deflected completely into how the funding for the arena would be structured(without mentioning the cleanup at all, again)
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The conversation was a bit confusing, and then there was a follow-up question where they didn't provide enough colour if you weren't following along.
However, the point was that the mayor said that the city of Arlington made it clear in negotiations that they would not pay for any overages. They were in for their commitment and that was it, no matter what.
As a taxpayer, I would hope that my city/province/federal government took the same stance on every joint project it got involved in.