[EldrickOnIce]

Originally Posted by Stay Golden

Billionaire owners should pay for their own arenas. Period. The city would not pay for hypothetically a new CNRL office building. Nor would Edwards ask.The city should pay for 50% of the infrastructure costs to the changes that would be needed to roadways as that portion of the project is city owned and operated.
The only way I see the city being able to avoid or minimize their infrastructure costs is if the Flames somehow build elsewhere near the the Saddledome. The Flames likely do not want to build on Stampede owned land and continue to be a tennant, so that poses another problem unless they can convince the Stampede board to sell the land which I can't see the Stampede board ever agreeing to sell. Which brings me to another question has Ken King resolved anything of substance in his new role with the Flames??
He commented 2 years ago something similar to this... his primary new function is securing a new arena and the business development that would compliment it.
A plan that most Calgarians viewed as unfavorable for several different reasons a year ago, is now on the verge of being shelved.
So what has KKing really accomplished in what is deemed his primary function??

Why 50%?