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Originally Posted by mikephoen
The CRL will be needed regardless of who develops the area, just like it was for the East Village.
The field house needs to be funded regardless of it's inclusion in this project or not.
Creosote cleanup needs to happen even if the site is never developed.
Bow Trail realignment also needs to happen if that area is ever going to be utilized to it's full potential.
The Ticket Tax money is a loan, that the city can charge interest on.
So basically all of your 1B is getting spent regardless of CalgaryNEXT happening or not happening.
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Exactly this.
The funding part is actually easy, even if takes a lot of work to get there. The city is going to spend their money either way.
And they and the province already happily spend billions on stuff like this over time. There is no philosophical bridge here that hasn't long since been crossed.