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Originally Posted by Bunk
I believe a new arena is entirely within reach and could even get some public monies. Just likely not under the current proposal because I believe it fundamentally does not make sense (for reasons I've stated several times). I also believe KK's hinting at a "Plan B" is exactly what will happen, and I think that Plan B will end up looking something a lot like what I suggested at the onset of this thread, including renovated McMahon and originally planned Foothills Athletic Park Fieldhouse. I'd be almost willing to bet money on it. That's not based on any inside knowledge (don't have that anymore), it's just based on what I'm really sure makes sense for the Flames, and the City, and Calgary.
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With the amount of money it would take to either renovate McMahon or simply just build a new stadium just south of it, I think public funds would only be provided for that. It would have to be a significant amount since realistically it doesn't make sense for CSE to put in a large majority of the funds into that.
With the arena at least they can make it a constant revenue stream throughout the whole year, so they should be able to afford covering that on it's own. And that's essentially what they said they would do already with the arena aspect of NEXT.