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Originally Posted by New Era
But the one thing I do notice when I get back is Calgary still has the small city problems and the small city thinking. I've been gone for nearly two decades and many of the problems still plague the city. When I left a few of the big issues were air port expansion, getting the ring road done over the Weasel Head, and dealing with the creosote problems at the bus terminal lands. 20 years later, same problems exist. Why? Small city thinking.
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Why don't you tell us how "small city thinking" differs from "big city thinking," instead of just telling us that it's different?
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Originally Posted by New Era
Frankly, this whole mess just needs the adults to come to the table and strike a bargain. This could be so simple if it were not for small town politics and posturing. The Flames have the money to build the majority of the project. <snip> The whole problem here is figuring out how to finance the project in the most feasible manner and sharing costs so everyone is happy in the long run. To me the simplest solution is for the city to commit the land for the project and money for the field house. The city works with the province for the infrastructure improvements, and the site remediation cost is recovered from the previous owner. <snip> The city would get what it wants, the Flames get what they want, and everyone walks away happy.
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For such a worldly, experienced (i.e. "old"), big-city person, you sure seem to have a naive view of how billion-dollar conflicts get resolved. If you want to hear another person speaking this way, listen to Anakin Skywalker in Attack of the Clones...and HE became DARTH VADER!