Of the many, many damning things in this process, the timeline for cleanup has to be the biggest one. If I'm playing around on google maps looking at places to plop a new arena and/or stadium, my first questions are - could the land conceivably be available? how much will it cost? when could we put shovels in the ground?
Unless of course I was planning prudently 10-15 years before I knew I wanted to replace my current facility (I suspect they WANT it ASAP, but I contend the Saddledome could age as long and poorly as McMahon before it's truly NEEDED)...how in the world did KK and co. not get a sense of the timeline required for such a cleanup? The absolute best-case scenario for them would be at least 3 years (1 year for greenlight, 2 years of moving dirt), but more realistically at least 2 years before greenlight and 3-4 years moving dirt...then they can start construction. That would all assume that the facility project is the top priority and everything is geared towards getting it built...when in reality dealing with roads and infrastructure for the entire area would be the priority (hence the decade estimate).
I'd love to buy a house in the town of Banff. I know there are houses in Banff...I've seen them with my own eyes...so I'm just going to assume that I'll be able to purchase one. I'm going to dedicate myself to convincing my wife that it's a good idea...I mean...wildlife and fresh air and mountains! World-class! I'm not going to bother investigating any practical issues any further though...I mean, I think I heard something once that you have to work there to live there, but why should that apply to me? Besides, I'm sure there will be tons and tons of people who own property in that town that would be willing to sell me their house if I make them a fair offer. Hell, the town would probably let me build a 15 foot wall all around my new property to keep the bears out...not only that, but they'll pay for it!
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