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Originally Posted by Cappy
Judging by the financing plan on the Calgary next website http://calgarynext.com/financing-plan.php the CRL is used for construction of the building (as it notes there is already ample parking and public transit). Any infrastructure changes would require a larger CRL. |
Things like transit, roads, site development are going to be part of the CRL no matter what gets built and the final use. There's no reason to assume it's whatever the city was going to spend anyway PLUS $240m.
It's been said before but the right way (IMO) to think of the CRL is what is the city going to do anyway, and how does that net differently with the arena and stadium.
If the net cost to taxpayers is the same either way, then I don't care how the breakdown changes. If it's more with a stadium and arena, how much more? That's the only number anyone should care about. No one knows that yet. Even then, there won't be one 'true' answer, but just the one based on the assumptions used. Have to start somewhere though.